LSB directs the exemption from the requirement for LSB approval of CILEx Regulation amendments to extend its regulatory arrangements to cover licensed bodies.
LSB directs the exemption from the requirement for LSB approval of SRA amendments to its fee determinations.
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Responding to the latest Tracker Survey results from the Legal Services Consumer Panel, Dr Helen Phillips, Chair of the LSB, said: “We are committed to ensuring access to justice for all. Clearly, there continues to be a need to ensure better information is available for consumers in relation to price, quality, redress and regulation. This is vital to increasing…
Read more - Legal Services Board responds to latest Consumer Panel findings
The Legal Services Board (LSB), in accordance with its statutory powers, has approved an application from the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) to amend the standard of proof applied during professional misconduct proceedings. The LSB’s approval of this application means the SDT becomes the last of the legal professional disciplinary bodies to adopt the civil standard of proof. This…
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The Legal Services Board has granted an application from the Faculty Office for approval of changes to its regulatory arrangements to introduce Transparency Rules and amend its Disciplinary Rules.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 24 July 2019 LSB updates rules to enhance regulatory independence The Legal Services Board (LSB) has today published its revised internal governance rules (IGR) and new accompanying statutory guidance, setting out the requirements for the approved regulators of legal services to ensure the separation of regulatory and representative functions. The LSB has…
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The Legal Services Board has granted an application from the BSB for the approval of amendments to the BSB’s regulatory arrangements in respect of amendments to the BSB’s regulatory arrangements in respect of the publication of sexual orientation and religion or belief data by chambers and BSB entities
LSB directs the exemption from the requirement for LSB approval of ICAEW amendments to its Practice Assurance Regulations.
The Legal Services Board has today launched a new podcast series designed to assist legal services regulators and providers in responding to the ethical and regulatory challenges presented by disruptive technologies. In episode one, legal services consultant Alison Hook identifies the lessons to be learned from abroad and compares the varying responses to technology by…
Read more - LSB launches LawTech podcasts and research papers
The Legal Services Board (LSB) – the independent body responsible for overseeing the regulation of legal services in England and Wales – has published its Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2019. The report, the LSB’s first since the appointment of Dr Helen Phillips as Chair for a five-year term, charts…
Read more - LSB 2018/19 ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS: Advancing public interest and consumer outcomes
The Legal Services Board has granted an application from the BSB for the approval of amendments to the BSB’s regulatory arrangements in respect of new transparency rules
The Legal Services Board has granted an application from CILEx Regulation for the approval of amendments to the CILEx Regulation Licensing Rules to allow for interim appeals arrangements
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