Question

Assertion (A): The Solicitor Regulation Authority (SRA) does not impose any formal experience requirement for requalifying as solicitor in England and Wales.
Reasoning (R): It is not possible to be a barrister and solicitor.
Choose the correct option:

• A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
• B. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
• C. (A) is true, (R) is false.
• D. (A) is false, (R) is true.

Hint:

SRA's requalification focuses on skills and knowledge, not strict experience; barristers and solicitors remain separate professions.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

The Solicitor Regulation Authority (SRA) does not strictly require formal experience for requalification as a solicitor in England and Wales, allowing flexibility in the process. However, the statement that it is not possible to be both a barrister and solicitor is true, as the two are distinct legal professions with different qualifications and roles. Nonetheless, this fact does not explain the SRA’s policy on experience requirements.
Assertion (A): True — SRA has flexible requalification criteria.
Reason (R): True — barristers and solicitors are different legal roles.
However, Reason (R) does not explain Assertion (A), so option (B) is correct.