Rules made by the LSB

This section contains links to all the current rules made by the LSB under the terms of the Legal Services Act 2007.

Schedule 4 Rules

1. Rules for Approved Regulator Designation Applications – These rules apply if a body wishes to apply to become designated as an Approved Regulator. This document was updated on 2 August 2010 to reflect changes to the LSB’s bank details.

2. Rules for Rule Change Applications – These rules apply if an Approved Regulator wishes to make an application to change its regulatory arrangements

Enforcement Rules

3. Rules on Oral and Written Representations – These rules apply if a person wishes to make oral or written representation to the LSB in relation to the LSB’s exercise of certain of its enforcement functions

4. Intervention Directions: Section 41(5) and 42(10) Rules – These rules apply if the Board wishes to nominate a person to exercise the regulatory function of an Approved Regulator in accordance with an Intervention Direction. These rules also provide for who may be appointed to enter and search the premises of an Approved Regulator as a result of an Intervention Direction

5. Intervention Directions: Rules for Applications to Revoke – These rules apply if an Approved Regulator wishes to apply to the LSB to revoke an Intervention Directions

Cancellation of Designation Rules

6. Rules for Applications to Cancel Designation –These rules apply if an Approved Regulator wishes to apply to have its designation as an Approved Regulator cancelled

7. Section 48(9) Rules – These rules provide for who may be appointed to enter and search the premises of a former Approved Regulator if their designation is cancelled

Schedule 6 Rules

8. Rules for Making Oral and Written Representations and Giving Oral and Written Evidence under Schedule 6 – These rules apply if a person wishes to make oral and written representations or give oral and written evidence in relation to an investigation to extend the scope of reserved legal activities of reduce the scope of reserved legal activities

Internal Governance Rules

9. Section 30 Internal Governance Rules – These are the rules that the LSB has made setting out the requirements to be met by Approved Regulators in ensuring an adequate split between their regulatory and representative functions

10. Section 51(3) and (6) Practising Fees Rules – These are the rules that the LSB has made to specify the permitted purposes to which an Approved Regulator can apply amounts raised by practising fees and to obtain the LSB’s approval to the level of a practising fee

Policy Statements

Policy statements, including those which concern internal process of the LSB, can be found here.