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The Legal Services Board (LSB) welcomes the publication of the House of Lords Constitution Committee’s report on the rule of law in the UK.  We are pleased that the Committee has drawn on the evidence we submitted, including material from our Professional Ethics and Rule of Law (PERL) programme. The Committee’s highlighting of this evidence…

Read LSB statement on the House of Lords Constitution Committee’s report on the rule of law 

The Legal Services Board (LSB) has approved an application from CILEx Regulation Limited (CRL) to allow legal executives to obtain standalone litigation practice rights. This decision is an important step towards ensuring that legal professionals impacted by the Mazur judgment can obtain the relevant authorisation practice rights in a timely manner. It will also allow others…

Read CILEx Regulation Limited’s application for stand-alone litigation rights

Our October 2025 Board meeting took place at a time of significant reflection for the legal sector. The findings of an independent review into the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA’s) regulation of SSB Group and the High Court’s Mazur judgment provided the context. These events have prompted the Board to consider how we better protect the…

Read Chair’s Blog – 21 October 2025

An independent review of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)’s regulation of the SSB Group [PDF] has led to the Legal Services Board (LSB) initiating enforcement action. The LSB will seek improvements from the SRA to better protect consumers and the public.   SSB was a law firm based in Sheffield that acted for thousands of clients in…

Read LSB to act after review finds SRA failed to protect consumers affected by SSB collapse 

The Legal Services Board today (14 October 2025) announced that Kate Briscoe has decided to step down as a lay Board member. The Lord Chancellor has agreed to her request to leave the Board with immediate effect. Kate has informed us that due to the increasing demands of running Legal Beagles, which she expects to…

Read Kate Briscoe steps down from the Legal Services Board

The Mazur judgment does not change the law under the Legal Services Act 2007. However, it has prompted discussion about how the reserved legal activity of conducting litigation has been interpreted and applied. A Legal Services Board (LSB) spokesperson said: ‘On 9 October 2025, the LSB met senior executives from all relevant approved regulators and…

Read LSB Statement: High Court Decision in Mazur – 13 October 2025

We are aware of the recent High Court decision in Mazur and the discussion it has prompted across parts of the legal sector. While the judgment does not change the law, we recognise that it has raised questions about how some in the profession have interpreted and implemented the reserved legal activity ‘conduct of litigation’…

Read LSB statement: High Court decision in Mazur – 3 October 2025

The Legal Services Board (LSB), the oversight regulator of legal services in England and Wales, welcomes today’s report into bullying and harassment at the Bar. We acknowledge the serious issues it highlights, including concerns about how the Bar Standards Board (BSB) sets and enforces standards for professional conduct.  Bullying, harassment and misconduct are problems across…

Read LSB responds to independent review of bullying and harassment at the Bar

Today we have published a set of voluntary undertakings given by the Bar Standards Board (BSB). These are designed to address concerns identified in our most recent Regulatory Performance Assessment and focus on how the BSB will:  The undertakings have been developed collaboratively and include measurable targets. They reflect a shared commitment to delivering improvements…

Read BSB gives commitments to LSB to improve performance 

The Legal Services Board (LSB) has issued new guidance for legal services regulators, highlighting the vital contribution lawyers make in combating economic crime.   The guidance supports regulators in implementing a regulatory objective introduced under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023. The LSB and legal services regulators are required to promote the prevention and…

Read Legal Services Board issues guidance highlighting lawyers’ vital role in tackling economic crime