Month: July 2022

Today, the Legal Services Board publishes a new statutory statement of policy (PDF) on ongoing competence. It sets clear outcomes that the legal services regulators should meet to ensure that lawyers have the necessary skills, knowledge and behaviours to provide good quality legal services.  The launch of the new statement is the culmination of extensive…

Read LSB sets new expectations to ensure lawyers remain competent throughout their careers

The Board met on Tuesday 19 July 2022 for our final meeting before the summer. The role of Regulation and the Rule of Law Recognising the fundamental role that legal professional’s play in society, one of the projects in our business plan this year is on Rule of law. It will focus on defining the…

Read Chair’s blog 19 July 2022

Responding to today’s publication of the official Diversity of the Judiciary 2022 statistics, Matthew Hill, Chief Executive of the Legal Service Board, said: “Today’s report underlines once again the need for concerted action to ensure that anyone with the right skills and talent can build a successful and senior legal career regardless of their background.”

Read LSB comment on Diversity of the judiciary: 2022 statistics

On Tuesday 5 July 2022 we hosted an in-person panel session on our recently published consumer vulnerability research, and discussion on how the sector can work together to design legal services that best meet individual, and wider society’s needs. We were joined by regulators, academics and consumer groups to hear from: Lucy Lea, Community Research…

Read Consumer vulnerability panel event – 5 July 2022

We have heard from some businesses and individuals that they are concerned about the statements made today (12 July 2022, Determining the most appropriate regulation arrangements for the future) by CILEX and CILEx Regulation respectively regarding CILEX’s proposals to look at future options as to the discharge of its regulatory functions involving the regulation of Chartered…

Read LSB statement on CILEX statement to members and CILEx Regulation’s response