Press releases

All press releases issued by the Board will appear here:

Date Title Description
23 February 2010 LSB confirms October 2011 as start date for ABS Board announces that the first Alternative Business Structures (ABS) will be able to apply for licences in mid 2011.
30 December 2009 LSB releases the results of consumer research New research into the perspective of legal services consumers as new regulatory regime comes into effect.
16 December 2009 New legal services regulatory regime prepares to go live The LSB today releases its draft business plan for 2010/11.
11 December 2009 LSB finalises internal governance and practising fee rules LSB finalises internal governance and practising fee rules
20 November 2009 LSB statement on Bar Standards Board decisions on LDPs LSB statement on Bar Standards Board decisions on LDPs
18 November 2009 Next stage in liberalising the provision of legal services announced LSB releases major new consultation on Alternative Business Structures
11 November 2009 LSB announces membership of Consumer Panel New voice to represent the interests of consumers in the legal services market
05 October 2009 LSB welcomes “radical and pragmatic” Hunt recommendations LSB has welcomed the findings and recommendations of Lord Hunt of Wirral’s report to the Law Society.
16 September 2009 Legal Services Regulation: Maintaining the Confidence of Consumers, Lawyers and the Public LSB publishes draft rules on Regulatory Independence.
11 September 2009 LSB confirms flexible levy payment arrangements and consults on SI LSB announces decisions on the payment structure for the levy covering set up costs.
19 August 2009 LSB strenghtens team with new appointments from range of sectors The Legal Services Board (LSB) has today announced three key appointments, taking another step towards becoming fully operational and preparing for the assumption of its full range of powers in early 2010.
03 August 2009 LSB Consults on enforcement procedure LSB launches consultation on compliance and enforcement policy
21 July 2009 Legal Services Board sets about shaping the processes that will underpin the new regulatory framework for lawyers LSB opens a consultation on rule changes and new Approved Regulators
21 July 2009 Response to ‘Unleashing Aspiration’, the report of the Cabinet Office Panel on Fair Access to the Professions LSB Chief Executive Chris Kenny responds to findings of the Panel for Fair Access to the Professions
17 July 2009 Legal Services Board announces appointment of Chair of Consumer Panel The Legal Services Board (LSB) has today announced the appointment of Dr Dianne Hayter as the Chair of its independent Consumer Panel.
28 May 2009 Michael Napier CBE QC to step down from LSB Board Michael Napier CBE QC has announced his resignation from the Legal Services Board.
15 May 2009 Widening access to legal markets David Edmonds, Chairman of the Legal Services Board (LSB) delivered a speech on 14 May at Legal Week’s “Future of Legal Services Forum” outlining the LSB’s vision for the implementation of Alternative Business Structures.
14 May 2009 Opening the market for legal services The Legal Services Board today sets out a route map to a more competitive and consumer-driven market for legal services.
09 April 2009 Making legal services reform a reality The Legal Services Board has today published its Business Plan for 2009/10 and a consultation on proposals for recovering the costs of regulation from the legal services profession. Alongside these announcements, the LSB has also confirmed the make-up of its senior management team.
25 March 2009 Boosting public confidence in legal regulation Confidence for consumers of legal services is the aim behind the LSB's consultation on regulatory independence, published today.
23 March 2009 Legal Services Board to drive improvements in access to the legal profession Responding to the Government’s Panel for Fair Access to the Professions, the Legal Services Board today makes clear its commitment to playing a leading role in the action to improve access to the legal profession for people of all backgrounds.
03 February 2009 Office for Legal Complaints members announced The Legal Services Board (LSB) has today announced the members of the new Office for Legal Complaints (OLC).
29 January 2009 Legal Services Board makes consumer focus a reality The Legal Services Board has today published its draft Business Plan for 2009/10 for consultation.
02 December 2008 Legal Services Board issues open letter to regulators The Chief Executive (Designate) of the Legal Services Board Chris Kenny has today sent an open letter to each of the approved regulators designated under the Legal Services Act 2007. The letter deals with the issue of appointments to independent regulatory boards and it follows recent public comment from the Board's chairman, David Edmonds, and from the approved regulators themselves.
10 October 2008 Preferred candidate for the OLC Chair announced (pdf, 14kb) David Edmonds, Chairman of the Legal Services Board, announced today that Elizabeth France was the LSB’s choice for the position of Chair of the Office for Legal Complaints (OLC).