Category: Legal Services Board

Pandemic experience has given lawyers more confidence in tech – Legal Futures

Posted June 7th, 2023 in barristers, computer programs, coronavirus, law firms, legal services, Legal Services Board, news, solicitors, statistics by sally

‘The experience of the pandemic has given lawyers greater confidence in innovation and technology, leading to a “step change” in their use over the past three years, major new research has found.’

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Legal Futures, 7th June 2023

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Lawyers face beefed-up rules on handling complaints – Legal Futures

Posted June 6th, 2023 in complaints, consumer protection, legal ombudsman, legal profession, Legal Services Board, news by sally

‘Changes to statutory requirements on how lawyers handle complaints will move closer this week amid concern that consumers are being let down at the moment.’

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Legal Futures, 5th June 2023

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Profession paying “lip service” to diversity, LSB told – Legal Futures

Posted May 18th, 2023 in diversity, legal profession, Legal Services Board, news, reports by sally

‘The legal profession pays only “lip service” to diversity and “there is a lack of action or appetite to pursue meaningful change”, a report for the Legal Services Board (LSB) has suggested.’

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Legal Futures, 17th May 2023

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

LSB looks to beef up regulatory response to misuse of NDAs – Legal Futures

Posted May 2nd, 2023 in legal advice, legal profession, Legal Services Board, news, non-disclosure agreements by tracey

‘The need for a “strengthened and harmonised regulatory approach” to tackle the misuse of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) is being probed by the Legal Services Board.’

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Legal Futures, 2nd May 2023

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

LSB to put focus on “ethical competence” of lawyers – Legal Futures

Posted April 25th, 2023 in legal profession, Legal Services Board, news, professional conduct, public interest, rule of law by sally

‘There needs to be more focus on the “ethical competence” of lawyers throughout their careers, the Legal Services Board (LSB) has suggested.’

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Legal Futures, 25th April 2023

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Bar Standards Board sets out its plans to assure competence of barristers – Bar Standards Board

Posted February 17th, 2023 in barristers, continuing professional development, Legal Services Board, news by tracey

‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today published its response to the Legal Service Board’s policy statement on ongoing competence. The response includes an action plan which sets out the BSB’s approach to assuring the professional competence of barristers and, in doing so, how it meets the expectations of the LSB’s policy statement.’

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Bar Standards Board, 14th February 2023

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

BSB to commission independent review of enforcement processes – Legal Futures

Posted January 27th, 2023 in barristers, disciplinary procedures, enforcement, Legal Services Board, news, professional conduct by sally

‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) is to commission an “independent end-to-end” review of its enforcement processes in a bid to improve its much-criticised performance.’

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Legal Futures, 27th January 2023

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Regulators plan new work on lawyers’ misuse of NDAs – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted January 23rd, 2023 in consultations, harassment, Legal Services Board, news, non-disclosure agreements, solicitors by tracey

‘Regulators will seek to draw up new rules on dealing with lawyers who use non-disclosure agreements to cover up clients’ sexual misconduct and harassment, it has emerged.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 23rd January 2023

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Bar regulator faces formal LSB action over performance crisis – Legal Futures

Posted December 7th, 2022 in barristers, enforcement, Legal Services Board, miscarriage of justice, news, postal service, Russia by sally

‘The Legal Services Board (LSB) has begun talking about taking formal action against the Bar Standards Board (BSB) over shortcomings in its performance, which it has emerged include how it has dealt with the Post Office scandal.’

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Legal Futures, 7th December 2022

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

LSB promises regulators “greater autonomy” in performance regime – Legal Futures

Posted November 8th, 2022 in legal profession, Legal Services Board, news, standards by sally

‘The Legal Services Board (LSB) has promised the frontline legal regulators “greater autonomy” in the framework it will use to assess regulators’ progress.’

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Legal Futures, 8th November 2022

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

LSB to urge regulatory action in bid to strengthen professional ethics – Legal Futures

Posted October 21st, 2022 in codes of practice, legal education, legal profession, Legal Services Board, news by tracey

‘A greater focus on professional ethics among law students and qualified lawyers, with stronger supervision by regulators, is needed to uphold the rule of law, the Legal Services Board has said.’

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Legal Futures, 21st October 2022

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Bar Council and Law Society unhappy with LSB’s oversight reforms – Legal Futures

Posted July 18th, 2022 in barristers, Law Society, legal services, Legal Services Board, news, Solicitors Regulation Authority by tracey

‘The Bar Council and Law Society have attacked proposed Legal Services Board (LSB) changes to way it assesses frontline regulators’ performance, saying it could change the focus of both the regulators themselves and the LSB.’

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Legal Futures, 18th July 2022

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Regulators must tackle “out-of-date” lawyers, LSB says – Legal Futures

Posted June 10th, 2022 in barristers, continuing professional development, legal profession, legal services, Legal Services Board, news, solicitors, Solicitors Regulation Authority by sally

‘Legal regulators must take action to ensure that lawyers are not operating with “out-of-date” skills or knowledge, the Legal Services Board (LSB) has said.’

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Legal Futures, 10th June 2022

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

LSB warns Bar Council over objections to “unreasonable” PCF rise – Legal Futures

Posted March 2nd, 2022 in barristers, budgets, consultations, fees, Legal Services Board, news, statistics by sally

‘The Legal Services Board (LSB) has approved a 4.5% increase in the practising certificate fee (PCF) for barristers, while warning the Bar Council that the exercise of its regulatory functions, such as setting the fee, “should not be prejudiced” by its representative role.’

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Legal Futures, 2nd March 2022

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Bar chief: LSB competence push “risks infringing Legal Services Act” – Legal Futures

Posted February 9th, 2022 in barristers, legal services, Legal Services Board, news, quality assurance by sally

‘The chairman of the Bar Council has warned the Legal Services Board (LSB) that it risks infringing the Legal Services Act if it demands that regulators impose new competence regimes without sufficient evidence.’

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Legal Futures, 9th February 2022

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LSB paves way for “remedial action” to ensure lawyers’ competence – Legal Futures

Posted December 8th, 2021 in barristers, consultations, continuing professional development, legal profession, legal services, Legal Services Board, news, solicitors by sally

‘Regulators of legal services must develop plans for “remedial action to address competence issues” among lawyers, according to a draft policy statement published today by the Legal Services Board (LSB).’

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Legal Futures, 8th December 2021

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Legal Ombudsman admits recovery will take longer than expected – Legal Futures

Posted November 8th, 2021 in budgets, complaints, consultations, legal profession, legal services, Legal Services Board, news, ombudsmen, statistics by tracey

‘Performance at the Legal Ombudsman (LeO) will get worse before it gets better as the complaints-handler has admitted recovery will take longer than it anticipated.’

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Legal Futures, 8th November 2021

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Cost of practising as a solicitor set to fall by 6.7% – Legal Futures

Posted August 20th, 2021 in budgets, fees, law firms, Law Society, Legal Services Board, news, solicitors, Solicitors Regulation Authority by sally

‘The cost of practising as a solicitor is to fall by 6.7% in the coming year, although it may have to rise in future once the Law Society sets a new reserves policy.’

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Legal Futures, 20th August 2021

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Stronger rules on ongoing competence move step closer – Legal Futures

Posted July 21st, 2021 in barristers, continuing professional development, legal profession, legal services, Legal Services Board, news, quality assurance, solicitors by sally

‘The current regulatory approach to lawyers’ ongoing competence needs to change, the Legal Services Board (LSB) has concluded, with assessments such as spot checks likely to be part of the reform.’

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Legal Futures, 20th July 2021

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Bar regulator under fire for prioritising interests of barristers – Law society’s Gazette

Posted July 2nd, 2021 in barristers, legal services, Legal Services Board, news by tracey

‘The Legal Services Board has published a withering review of the bar’s regulator, saying it places the interests of barristers ahead of the public and appears to be failing in its duty to improve access to justice.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 1st July 2021

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk