Month: March 2025

The two largest legal regulators in England and Wales have fallen short of expected standards, according to the latest annual performance assessment published today by the Legal Services Board (LSB).  The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and Bar Standards Board (BSB) together regulate more than 90% of legal professionals in England and Wales.  Both failed to…

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New regulatory measures to strengthen ethical standards in the legal sector have been  proposed today, to initiate a significant shift in how lawyers’ ethics are taught, overseen and supported in workplaces.  The Legal Services Board (LSB) is seeking views on how regulators support lawyers to fully understand and uphold their ethical duties throughout their careers….

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The Legal Services Board (LSB) has provided written evidence to the review of litigation funding by the Civil Justice Council (CJC). Our response draws on a number of sources including the LSB’s own literature review of litigation funding, which was published in 2024, and the potential it identifies to improve access to justice. We note that this…

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