Delivering for citizens in Wales This week (25 April 2022) the Board was delighted to meet a broad range of stakeholders including professionals working in the legal sector who work in Wales as part of our ongoing programme of engagement to build momentum in the delivery of our strategy for the sector – Reshaping legal…
The Ministry of Justice has launched a recruitment campaign for a new Chair of the Legal Services Board. We are looking for a lay chair who is resolutely committed to the concept of regulation in the interest of the public and consumers. Evidence of strong leadership in a high-profile organisation is essential. The closing date for applications…
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The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and the Legal Services Board (LSB) today announced the appointment of Habib Motani as a non-lay (solicitor) member of the LSB. Mr Motani has been appointed for a four-year term from 18 April 2022. The appointment was made by the Lord Chancellor in consultation with the Lord Chief Justice, in…
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The Legal Services Board (LSB) has published a statutory statement of policy on empowering consumers to better access information about the service and quality of legal services providers. Developed following a consultation and engagement with the legal services regulators and others across the sector, the statement outlines how the regulators should ensure that people and…
Today, the Legal Services Board (LSB) launched a public consultation on a new approach to regulatory performance. The new system places greater emphasis on leadership, delivering the regulatory objectives and running effective operations. While it sets out the LSB’s expectations more clearly than ever before, it also provides much greater freedom to regulators to decide…
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has published its business plan for 2022/23. It focuses on strengthening progress in overcoming the nine challenges facing the sector identified in the ‘Reshaping Legal Services’ strategy and continuing to discharge its statutory functions. Activities include completing the review of the regulatory performance framework to ensure it is effective and…
Read LSB publishes plan to maintain progress on consumer-focused strategy in 2022/23
We met in person on 22 March for our third Board meeting of 2022 and dealt with a number of items that marked the culmination of some important workstreams. We also signed off our business plan for 2022/23 and the Office for Legal Complaints budget application for 2022/23. LSB Business plan 2022/23: maintaining progress against…
Following our virtual event last year, where we discussed the launch of our consumer-focused sector-wide strategy, the Legal Services Board is hosting an online event to reflect on the progress made so far and focus on what needs to be done to maintain momentum and drive change that makes a difference for people who need…
Read Reshaping legal services, one year on – a Welsh discussion event, 25 April 2022
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has appointed Dr Daniel Newman to the Legal Services Consumer Panel (the Consumer Panel). Daniel is a legal academic and has been a Senior Lecturer in Law at Cardiff University since 2015. His research focuses on access to justice. Daniel will take up the position on 14 March 2022. The…
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Our second Board Meeting of 2022 took place on Tuesday 1 March. We dedicated the first half to considering some of the significant challenges facing the sector and issues we plan to address in the coming year. This strategy session allowed us to step back, think about some projects at an early stage, and reflect…
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