Speeches and presentations

Speeches and presentations made by LSB members and staff will appear here:

Date Speaker Title Description
15 July 2010 Chris Kenny Address to Annual International Regulatory Symposium The Chief Executive puts forward thinking on measuring the impact and effectiveness of regulation.
25 June 2010 Chris Kenny Address to AvMA conference The Chief Executive addresses the Annual Clinical Negligence Conference run by AvMA.
9 June 2010 David Edmonds Address to the Council of The Law Society Full text of the Chairman's remarks to Council at The Law Society made on 8 June 2010.
11 March 2010 Chris Kenny In-house lawyers and the new regulatory framework The Chief Executive delivers a seminar to in-house lawyers on how the new regulatory framework will impact on their working models.
26 February 2010 Chris Kenny Building capacity in the workforce The Chief Executive addresses the Legal Practice Management Association on quality, the changing landscape and diversity.
24 November 2009 David Edmonds Speech by the Chair to the Butterworths Legal Services Act conference outlining the LSB’s progress against the 2009-10 Business Plan and previewing next steps (pdf, 45kb) Full text released of Chair’s remarks to the Butterworths conference on the Legal Services Act
23 September 2009 David Edmonds A speech made to the annual luncheon of the Institute of Legal Cashiers and Administrators (pdf, 96kb) David Edmonds sets out the opportunities for providers of legal services that will be created by Alternative Business Structures, whilst mapping out next steps.
15 September 2009 Chris Kenny Oversight regulation in the UK - Rationale, Progress and Challenges (pdf, 161kb) Chris Kenny outlines the challenges and opportunities offered by the UK regulatory landscape to an international audience at the Conference of Regulatory Officers, Perth, Australia.
11 September 2009 Chris Kenny The paradoxes of regulatory reform (pdf, 301kb) Chris Kenny discusses the four paradoxes of reform of legal services regulation in England and Wales.
02 June 2009 Chris Kenny Managing the Total Regulatory Burden and Raising Standards in Regulation in the 21st Century (pdf, 231kb) Chris Kenny outlines the challenges that underpin the creation of the Legal Services Board, highlighting how its mission can both improve consumers' experience of legal services whilst also providing lessons for regulators in other sectors.
02 June 2009 Chris Kenny Implementing The Legal Services Act (pdf, 112kb) The LSB Chief Executive outlines how the Legal Services Act 2007 will be implemented.
24 April 2009 Chris Kenny Independent Regulation and Widening Access to Justice (pdf, 145kb) The LSB Chief Executive talks about the role of the LSB and its objectives for the year ahead.
14 May 2009 David Edmonds Widening access to the legal services market (pdf, 221kb) David Edmonds delivered a speech today at Legal Week’s “Future of Legal Services Forum” outlining the LSB’s vision for the implementation of Alternative Business Structures.
07 October 2008 David Edmonds Law Society Council (pdf, 20kb) The LSB Chair talks about the importance of regulatory independence.
25 September 2008 David Edmonds Law Society Breakfast (pdf, 25kb) The LSB Chair focuses on the challenges ahead, including a focus on ABS and regulatory independence.