Individual vs Organisation

You are a sole practitioner working independently, or you want to be listed under your personal name rather than a firm name.

Individual applications are simpler and faster to complete. You’ll provide your personal details, qualifications, and office information without needing to set up organisational structures.

You are applying on behalf of a law firm, legal practice, or chambers. The organisation name will appear in the directory listing.

Organisation applications allow you to:

• Record your business structure and a matching firm size category
• Define your role within the organisation
• Hold registrations and insurance at firm level as well as personally
• Present a unified firm brand in the directory

Both application types support multiple jurisdictions, multiple offices, contact persons on each office, and all the same verification features. The main difference is how you are presented in the directory and the additional organisational structure fields.

Your business structure also decides which constitutional document we ask for: a partnership agreement, an LLP agreement, or articles of incorporation for limited and public limited companies. Sole traders, like individuals, are not asked for one.

Yes, but with a warning. If you’ve already entered organisation details and switch to Individual, that data will be cleared. You’ll see a confirmation dialog showing what will be removed before the change is made.

Switching from Individual to Organisation doesn’t remove any data - it just reveals the additional organisation fields for you to complete.