On 22 October at Northumbria University, Newcastle, the Legal Services Board (LSB) held a roundtable discussion focused on how best to assure the ongoing competence of legal professionals throughout their careers. This is one of the LSB five year policy objectives and we have recently begun gathering evidence to help us better understand existing frameworks…
Read more - Ongoing competence roundtable, Newcastle 22 October 2019
This is the first in a new series of post-Board blogs as part of our drive to improve transparency in the way we operate. We’re aiming to publish them within a day or two of Board meetings. While they won’t try to reproduce all the detail of Board papers, we hope they will provide more…
The Legal Service Board (LSB) has urged legal services regulators to embrace the opportunities provided by blockchain technology. The LSB oversees regulators of legal services in England and Wales. This call for action follows the release of an episode of its ‘Talking Tech’ podcast series. In the episode, Dr Anna Donovan, the inaugural vice dean…
From Monday 11 November 2019, our new address will be: 3rd floor, The Rookery, 2 Dyott Street, London WC1A 1DE. All our other contact details will remain the same. We are moving because our current lease has come to an end and the building is being redeveloped. Our new office is better value for money and will enable…
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has approved amendments to the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) Regulations for the Appointment and Service of Council Members 2019, under paragraph 4(3) of Schedule 3 to the Administration of Justice Act 1985. Read the LSB’s decision document for the CLC’s application here.
The Legal Services Board (LSB) is visiting Newcastle on 22 October 2019 as part of its outreach to engage with the legal sector across England and Wales. We are also hosting a breakfast event at Northumbria University to discuss ongoing competence in the legal sector, a major new project for the LSB. Ongoing competence was…
Read more - Press release: LSB in Newcastle to hear local views on legal services
LSB directs the exemption from the requirement for LSB approval of BSB amendments to the Part 5.A Enforcement Decision Regulations of the BSB Handbook.
LSB directs the exemption from the requirement for LSB approval of ACCA amendments to its rulebook.
Read more - [Exemption Direction] Exemption Direction 144 ACCA rulebook amendments
LSB directs the exemption from the requirement for LSB approval of of CILEx Regulation’s Compensation Arrangements for 2020.
LSB directs the exemption from the requirement for LSB approval of SRA amendments to make corrections to and update drafting within its Standards and Regulations.
The Legal Services Board’s (LSB) wide-ranging examination of regulatory approaches to technology has published a new perspective in the debate on whether the current regime can respond to the growing use of disruptive technology in law. LawTech is revolutionising legal services and there are a range of views on whether the Legal Services Act can…
Read more - New LSB podcast: can the Legal Services Act keep up with technological change?
The Legal Services Board (LSB) is recruiting for new non-executive members of the Legal Services Consumer Panel. The panel is the champion for consumers of legal services, and works to make sure that legal services regulators consider and act on the user perspective. For more information on the role and how to apply, visit: https://www.wig.co.uk/career/non-executive-member–legal-services-consumer-panel—legal-services-board.html…
Read more - Legal Services Consumer Panel: applications for non-executive members now open
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