Section Sch1-5.75 — Senior Courts Act 2016: Registration procedure

5.75 Registration procedure (1) A lawyer or a firm of lawyers may apply in writing to a Registrar for registration under this subpart. (2) The Registrar must register the applicant as a registered user if— (a) the applicant has, in the Registrar’s opinion, instituted sufficient measures to prevent unauthorised persons filing documents in the applicant’s name; and (b) the applicant has nominated an acceptable electronic address for service; and (c) the applicant’s name is sufficiently distinctive to avoid confusion between the applicant and another firm or lawyer (including that part of a partnership that has an office in a different place). (3) The Registrar may require an applicant to supply the names of those persons who are, from time to time, authorised to e-file on behalf of the applicant. (4) No fee is chargeable for registration. (5) When granting the application, the Registrar must— (a) assign the registered user an electronic identity for use whenever a document is e-filed; and (b) open an account in the name of the registered user. (6) The Registrar must keep a register recording the name, electronic address for service, and electronic identity of each registered user and the date of that user’s registration under this subpart. (7) The register kept under subclause (6) may be searched by or on behalf of a registered user.