What are the mandatory requirements before opening own solicitor practice?

Open your own solicitors’ practice, the practice rules state that you must have:

1. a practicing certificate
2. qualifying insurance with a qualifying insurer
3. a principal (or, if a company, a director; or, if an LLP, a member) who is "qualified to supervise";
4. to be "qualified to supervise", a solicitor must have:
   a. held a practicing certificate for 36 months in the last 10 years; and b. undertaken 12 hours management skills training.

If you feel that you have justification to apply for a waiver in relation to the length of time of holding a practicing certificate and to take the management skills training, you can do so by providing the details. Waivers can be granted in individual cases; however, the applicant would need to demonstrate that their circumstances are exceptional to justify a departure from the normal requirements of rule 5.02.