Rule B3: Advertising and Promotion
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Subject to rules 3.2 and 3.5, you shall be entitled to advertise and promote your services in any way you think fit.
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Where your fees for your services are advertised either by you or by a third party and whether or not you are named in such an advertisement the advertisement must include mention of outlays and VAT with no less prominence than the fees.
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It is difficult to draw lines between a response to advertising, competitive quoting and touting. It remains the case, however that you should not directly approach someone else's client.
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All Mandates requesting the transfer of papers and legal aid relating to a criminal matter shall be completed and executed by the assisted person in the form agreed by the Scottish Legal Aid Board and the Law Society of Scotland.
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It is emphasised that this means that you are responsible for activity by others (such as independent financial advisers, for example) which promotes your services in a way which contravenes the rules.
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