The legal services consultative panel has considered a reference made by the Secretary of State (Referral No 2/2005, April 2005) seeking its advice concerning an application from the Law Society. The application in question seeks approval of rule 1 (Core duties) and rule 2 (Client relations) of the draft Code of Conduct which is intended to replace the current Guide to Professional Conduct of Solicitors. The advice is published on behalf of the panel by the Department for Constitutional Affairs.
The panel's advice was given in December 2005.