Legal Profession Act 2007

An ILP authority may conduct an audit of an incorporated legal practice about—

the compliance of the practice, and of its officers and employees, with the requirements of—

this part; or

a regulation, the legal profession rules or the administration rules, so far as they apply to incorporated legal practices; and

the management of the provision of legal services by the incorporated legal practice, including the supervision of officers and employees providing the services.

An audit may be conducted whether or not a complaint has been made against a person in relation to the provision of legal services by the incorporated legal practice.

A report of the audit—

must be given to the incorporated legal practice concerned; and

may be given to another ILP authority; and

may be provided by an ILP authority to a corresponding authority; and

may be taken into account for—

a discipline application involving legal practitioner directors or other persons; or

the grant, renewal, amendment, suspension or cancellation of a practising certificate.