Category: Legal Services Board

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

Lawyers should have to take competence tests “every 10 years” – Legal Futures

Posted June 30th, 2021 in barristers, continuing professional development, legal profession, legal services, Legal Services Board, news, quality assurance, solicitors, statistics by sally

‘Lawyers should have to take online tests every 10 years to prove that they remain competent in their specialist fields, Sarah Chambers, chair of the Legal Services Consumer Panel (LSCP), said yesterday.’

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Legal Futures, 30th June 2021

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

LSB diversity report finds multiple failings by regulators – Legal Futures

Posted May 28th, 2021 in barristers, diversity, equality, legal profession, Legal Services Board, news, solicitors by tracey

‘Measures taken by frontline legal regulators to improve diversity and inclusion are insufficient and based on inadequate evidence, according to a report published by the Legal Services Board (LSB).’

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Legal Futures, 28th May 2021

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Bar chief vexed by super-regulator’s mission creep – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted May 24th, 2021 in barristers, Legal Services Board, news by tracey

‘The Bar Council has suggested that the Legal Services Board is exceeding its remit, citing the super-regulator’s “surprising” plans to reshape the justice sector.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 24th May 2021

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Mayson hits out at report on impact of Legal Services Act – Legal Futures

Posted April 21st, 2021 in legal services, Legal Services Board, news, ombudsmen by tracey

‘Professor Stephen Mayson has hit back at a report by the Boston Consulting Group questioning the impact of the Legal Services Act 2007.’

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Legal futures, 21st April 2021

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Legal Services Board under fire for “neglecting impact of Covid” – Legal Futures

Posted February 17th, 2021 in barristers, coronavirus, Law Society, legal profession, Legal Services Board, news, solicitors by sally

‘The Bar Council and Law Society have accused the Legal Services Board (LSB) of failing to take into account the impact of the pandemic on the profession in its latest draft strategy.’

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Legal Futures, 17th February 2021

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Legal Services Act a decade on: Much to celebrate but much to do – Legal Futures

Posted November 25th, 2020 in criminal justice, diversity, legal aid, legal services, Legal Services Board, news by sally

‘There is “much to celebrate” from the first decade of the Legal Services Act but the basic legal needs of many citizens are still not being met, the Legal Services Board (LSB) said today.’

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Legal Futures, 25th November 2020

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

SRA seeks charitable status in Law Society split – Legal Futures

Posted October 16th, 2020 in charities, Law Society, legal profession, Legal Services Board, news, solicitors, Solicitors Regulation Authority by sally

‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is applying for charitable status as part of becoming a distinct legal entity within the Law Society Group, it has emerged.’

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Legal Futures, 16th October 2020

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Law Society “must show it listens to solicitors” about cost of practising – Legal Futures

Posted October 12th, 2020 in consultations, fees, Law Society, Legal Services Board, news, solicitors, Solicitors Regulation Authority, statistics by sally

‘The Law Society and Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) need to do more to show that they take on board what solicitors have to say about the cost of practising, the Legal Services Board (LSB) has warned.’

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Legal Futures, 12th October 2020

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Review of BSB decision-making will not cover exams furore – Legal Futures

Posted September 30th, 2020 in barristers, coronavirus, examinations, legal education, Legal Services Board, news by sally

‘The Legal Services Board (LSB) has launched its review of the quality of the Bar Standards Board’s (BSB) decision-making – but is not going to look at the controversy around last month’s Bar exams.’

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Legal Futures, 30th September 2020

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

LSB demands greater transparency on practising fees – Legal Futures

Posted August 14th, 2020 in barristers, consultations, equality, fees, Law Society, Legal Services Board, news, solicitors, Solicitors Regulation Authority by sally

‘Legal regulators will have to explain more clearly how they spend their practising certificate fees (PCF) under revised rules proposed by the Legal Services Board (LSB).’

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Legal Futures, 14th August 2020

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Legal regulators “too slow” with diversity action – Legal Futures

Posted July 16th, 2020 in diversity, legal profession, Legal Services Board, news by tracey

‘Progress by the legal regulators in understanding and tackling ongoing inequalities in the profession is “too slow” and lacks “strategic direction”, the Legal Services Board (LSB) has said.’

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Legal Futures, 16th July 2020

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Legal regulators cool on the idea of being abolished – Legal Futures

Posted June 15th, 2020 in barristers, consumer protection, costs, Law Society, legal profession, legal services, Legal Services Board, news, solicitors, Solicitors Regulation Authority by sally

‘Legal regulators have reacted coolly to the recommendation of Professor Stephen Mayson that they be replaced by a single organisation, arguing instead the case for specialism.’

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Legal Futures, 12th June 2020

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Mayson calls for single regulator of all legal services – Legal Futures

Posted June 11th, 2020 in legal profession, legal services, Legal Services Board, news, reports by sally

‘All providers of legal services, whether legally qualified or not, should be registered and regulated by a single regulator, a major review has concluded.’

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Legal Futures, 11th June 2020

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

LSB to check random sample of disciplinary decisions – Legal Futures

Posted May 4th, 2020 in barristers, disciplinary procedures, law firms, legal profession, legal services, Legal Services Board, news, solicitors, Solicitors Regulation Authority by sally

‘The Legal Services Board (LSB) is planning to review a “random sample” of regulators’ disciplinary decisions to ensure the right processes and procedures are in place.’

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Legal Futures, 4th May 2020

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Covid-19 could herald reform of reserved legal activities – Legal Futures

Posted April 27th, 2020 in coronavirus, legal profession, legal services, Legal Services Board, licensing, news by sally

‘Changes to the list of reserved activities that only authorised lawyers can do has been floated as one way the ways legal regulation could be flexed to help the profession recover from the Covid-19 crisis.’

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Legal Futures, 27th April 2020

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

LSB questions Bar regulator’s decision-making – Legal Futures

Posted April 27th, 2020 in barristers, budgets, internet, legal services, Legal Services Board, news by sally

‘The Legal Services Board (LSB) is launching a formal review of the Bar Standards Board’s (BSB) leadership and decision-making in the wake of its controversial decision to stop funding the Legal Choices website.’

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Legal Futures, 27th April 2020

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Budget rejection lays bare Legal Ombudsman crisis – Legal Futures

Posted March 31st, 2020 in budgets, legal services, Legal Services Board, news, ombudsmen, standards by sally

‘The Legal Ombudsman (LeO) has hit crisis point again after it was forced to backtrack on its request for a 20% budget rise, with the Legal Services Board (LSB) describing its performance as unacceptable.’

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Legal Futures, 31st March 2020

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

“Redesign legal services” to make them more accessible – Legal Futures

Posted February 24th, 2020 in legal services, Legal Services Board, news by sally

‘The way legal services are provided needs to change to recognise that a large portion of the population struggles with the law and needs more help with accessing it, a report from the Legal Services Board (LSB) has urged.’

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Legal Futures, 24th February 2020

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk