Category: Legal Services Board

The Future of Legal Regulation – Legal Services Board

Posted December 3rd, 2013 in legal services, Legal Services Board, news, speeches by sally

The Future of Legal Regulation (PDF)

Legal Services Board, 20th November 2013

Source: www.legalservicesboard.org

Legal Services Board publishes results of investigation into Bar Council influence on the BSB – Legal Services Board

Posted November 25th, 2013 in barristers, legal profession, legal services, Legal Services Board, press releases by tracey

‘LSB announcement regarding the conclusion of its investigation into the Bar Council’s failure to comply with the Internal Governance Rules in its dealings with the Bar Standards Board.’

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Legal Services Board, 25th November 2013

Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk

LSB issues report outlining changes in competition in the legal services market – Legal Services Board

Posted October 22nd, 2013 in competition, legal services, Legal Services Board, press releases, reports by tracey

“LSB report outlining changes in competition in the legal services market since the Legal Services Act 2007 came into force.”

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Legal Services Board, 22nd October 2013

Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk

BSB issues statement after Twitter confusion over judicial review costs – The Lawyer

Posted October 14th, 2013 in advocacy, barristers, costs, internet, judicial review, Legal Services Board, news, protective costs orders, public interest, quality assurance by sally

“The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has issued a statement about the costs of a judicial review into the Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates (QASA) following widespread outrage and confusion on Twitter.”

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The Lawyer, 11th October 2013

Source: www.thelawyer.com

Related link: Bar Standards Board Statement on costs and the judicial review of QASA

Grayling: legal market needs to be more diverse and innovative – Legal Futures

Posted October 14th, 2013 in diversity, legal services, Legal Services Board, news by sally

“The new chairman of the Legal Services Board (LSB) needs to help develop ‘a more diverse and innovative legal services market that attracts new providers’, justice secretary Chris Grayling has said.”

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Legal Futures, 14th October 2013

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

QASA claimants granted costs cap – but at 10 times the level they wanted – Legal Futures

Posted October 10th, 2013 in barristers, judicial review, Legal Services Board, news, protective costs orders, quality assurance by tracey

“The High Court has capped the costs exposure of the four barristers bringing a judicial review against the Legal Services Board (LSB) over the Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates (QASA) – but at a level 10 times the one they had proposed.”

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Legal Futures. 10th October 2013

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

LSB sparks fresh independence row with call for regulators to have lay chairs – Legal Futures

Posted October 9th, 2013 in barristers, consultations, Law Society, legal profession, Legal Services Board, news, Solicitors Regulation Authority by sally

“The frontline regulators need lay chairs at the helm so as to cut the ‘overly strong ties’ that still exist with their branches of the profession and have held back change, the Legal Services Board (LSB) said yesterday.”

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Legal Futures, 9th October 2013

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

High Court gives green light to QASA judicial review – Legal Futures

Posted October 8th, 2013 in barristers, judicial review, Legal Services Board, news, protective costs orders, quality assurance by sally

“Criminal barristers were yesterday given permission to pursue their judicial review against the Legal Services Board over the Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates (QASA).”

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Legal Futures, 8th October 2013

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Legal Services Board clarifies position on special bodies and ABS – Legal Services Board

Posted September 27th, 2013 in alternative business structures, law firms, legal services, Legal Services Board, news by tracey

“Legal Services Board clarifies its stance on licensing special bodies as alternative business structures (ABS).”

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Legal Services Board, 26th September 2013

Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk/

Bar Council calls for new approach to regulation publishing alternative model – The Bar Council

Posted September 17th, 2013 in barristers, legal profession, legal services, Legal Services Board, news by sally

“The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, has today responded to the Ministry of Justice’s call for evidence on the legal services statutory framework and called for a new approach to regulation, rejecting the current arrangements and the call for a single, ‘super regulator’. It proposes a new model which would replace the Legal Services Board (LSB) with a College of Regulators and re-balance regulation of the profession.”

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The Bar Council, 17th September 2013

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

LSB responds to MoJ review of legal services regulations with a blueprint for deregulation – Legal Services Board

Posted September 11th, 2013 in legal services, Legal Services Board, press releases, regulations by tracey

“LSB responds to MoJ review of legal services regulations with a blueprint for deregulation.”

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Legal Services Board, 10th September 2013

Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk

Criminal barristers seek judicial review of LSB over QASA – Legal Futures

Posted September 10th, 2013 in barristers, judicial review, Legal Services Board, news, quality assurance by tracey

“A long-awaited judicial review of the Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates (QASA) has been launched by criminal law barristers against the Legal Services Board (LSB).”

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Legal Futures, 9th September 2013

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Tear up Legal Services Act and start again, says LSB – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted September 10th, 2013 in legal profession, legal services, Legal Services Board, legislation, news by tracey

“The Legal Services Board wants to set in motion plans for a single, independent regulator that will cover the entire legal profession.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 10th September 2013

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

SRA and Legal Services Board tussle over ABS application process – Legal Futures

Posted June 20th, 2013 in alternative business structures, Legal Services Board, news, Solicitors Regulation Authority by sally

“The Legal Services Board (LSB) has been critical of the length of the time the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has taken to approve alternative business structures (ABSs), it has emerged.”

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Legal Futures, 20th June 2013

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Bar Council faces probe over cab rank ‘interference’ – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted June 7th, 2013 in barristers, codes of practice, Legal Services Board, news by tracey

“The Legal Services Board is to formally investigate whether the Bar Council breached rules to interfere in a controversial decision affecting the cab rank rule.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 5th June 2013

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

‘No limits’ to regulation review – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted June 5th, 2013 in barristers, legal services, Legal Services Board, news, solicitors by sally

“The Ministry of Justice has said there will be no limits to a far-reaching review of the regulation of legal services.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 5th June 2013

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Legal Services Board pledges to work better with regulators – Legal Week

Posted April 12th, 2013 in complaints, consumer protection, Legal Services Board, news by sally

“The Legal Services Board (LSB) has restated its intention to work better with industry regulators following a series of criticisms by bodies including the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and the Bar Standards Board (BSB).”

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Legal Week, 12th April 2013

Source: www.legalweek.com

Public access rules approved by LSB – Bar Standards Board

Posted April 2nd, 2013 in barristers, civil justice, Legal Services Board, news by sally

“The Legal Services Board (LSB) has today approved the removal of two rules around public access work that will promote greater access to justice. At the same time the BSB is strengthening the training that all public access barristers are required to undertake.”

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Bar Standards Board, 28th March 2013

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

Fresh cab-rank rule row as LSB approves public access reforms – Legal Futures

Posted April 2nd, 2013 in barristers, codes of practice, legal services, Legal Services Board, news by sally

“The Legal Services Board (LSB) has criticised the Bar Standards Board’s (BSB) failure to apply the cab-rank rule to public access work and said this omission will reduce the impact of rule changes that widen the scope for barristers dealing directly with clients.”

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Legal Futures, 2nd April 2013

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Legal Services Board draft business plan response – Bar Standards Board

Posted March 11th, 2013 in barristers, consultations, Legal Services Board, news, solicitors by sally

“The Bar Standards Board today responded to the draft Legal Services Board business plan 2013-14.”

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Bar Standards Board, 8th March 2013

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk