“LSB report outlining changes in competition in the legal services market since the Legal Services Act 2007 came into force.”
Legal Services Board, 22nd October 2013
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
“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.”
Legal Futures, 14th October 2013
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
“In July 2011, the Legal Services Board (LSB) issued guidance to regulators on diversity data collection across the legal workforce and the promotion of the transparency of this data at entity level. We have now completed a review of regulators’ progress in delivering the objectives in our guidance. The findings of this review are provided below.”
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Legal Services Board, 30th September 2013
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
“Legal Services Board clarifies its stance on licensing special bodies as alternative business structures (ABS).”
Legal Services Board, 26th September 2013
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk/
“The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has dismissed suggestions that it is not committed to its review of legal regulation.”
Legal Futures, 12th September 2013
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
“LSB responds to MoJ review of legal services regulations with a blueprint for deregulation.”
Legal Services Board, 10th September 2013
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
“The Legal Services Board wants to set in motion plans for a single, independent regulator that will cover the entire legal profession.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 10th September 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Lawyers struggle to provide people with learning disabilities with the specialist support they need, according to new research published today.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 29th July 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A single helpline to act as ‘a safety net’ for those who can not find legal help and a £100m national advice fund, are likely to be two of more eye-catching recommendations of the Low Commission on the Future of Advice and Legal Support reports Jon Robins.”
LegalVoice, 17th July 2013
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
“The Legal Services Board publishes today three reports which together deliver new insight into consumers’ behaviour when deciding whether or not to seek legal advice and into the proportionality of regulation.”
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Legal services Board, 3rd July 2013
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
“Court staff are being called out on strike on Monday amid growing opposition to the Ministry of Justice’s proposals to contract out services, cut legal aid and limit the use of judicial review.”
The Guardian, 13th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“All consumers of legal services – using a broad definition that includes ‘linked professional services and advice that has a legal dimension’ – should have access to the Legal Ombudsman (LeO), its chairman said today.”
Legal Futures, 13th June 2013
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
“A growing amount of legal work could be ‘de-lawyered’ and provided by organisations that offer a wide range of legal and non-legal services, the strategy director of the Legal Services Board (LSB) has suggested.”
Legal Futures, 4th June 2013
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
“There will be plenty of lawyers crowing over the failure of In-Deed Online. Expect a lot of ‘I told you so-ing’. It will be used as evidence that alternative business structures (ABSs) are flawed and that the much-heralded change in the legal market will prove to be a bust.”
Legal Futures, 3rd June 2013
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
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