The LSB has granted an application from the BSB to approve the removal of the Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates (QASA) rules from the BSB Handbook.
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has responded to the Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ) post-implementation reviewof the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO). Many of the LSB’s research studies provide evidence that is relevant to assessing the impact of the changes to legal aid that were part of the LASPO reforms. Our submission highlights this evidence. We…
The LSB has granted an application from the SRA to approve the regulatory arrangements to introduce Transparency Rules and to make alterations to the SRA Roll, Registers and Publication Regulations.
In February the Legal Services Board (LSB) published its third research report focusing on the legal needs of small businesses. The number of small firms in the UK economy continues to increase. These firms have a greater need for external business support than larger businesses, in part due to their limited internal resources and experience. One of the objectives of…
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The Legal Services Board has today published its response following its consultation on the internal governance rules for the legal services regulators. This document includes an analysis of submissions received together with its decision on its approach to the internal governance rules going forward. Neil Buckley, Chief Executive of the Legal Services Board said: “Independent regulation ensures that consumers, providers, investors…
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LSB directs the exemption from the requirement for LSB approval of alterations to CLC’s regulations in order to implement the requirements of the Insurance Distribution Directive.
The Legal Services Board has granted an application from the SRA to approve the regulatory arrangements regarding the Insurance Distribution Directive
LSB directs the exemption from the requirement for LSB approval of alterations to ACCA’s regulations in order to implement the requirements of the Insurance Distribution Directive.
The Lord Chancellor, in consultation with the Lord Chief Justice, has confirmed that Dr Helen Phillips has been appointed as Chair of Legal Services Board.
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The Legal Services Board has granted an application from CILEx Regulation to approve the regulatory arrangements in respect of its Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) Minimum Wording
The Legal Services Board (LSB) – the independent body responsible for overseeing the regulation of legal services in England and Wales – has published its Annual Report and Accounts for the year 2017/18. The report, the tenth which the LSB has published, describes the impact that it has had in delivering the third and final year of its…
The Legal Services Board has made a recommendation to the Lord Chancellor that CILEx be designated as a licensing authority for its existing reserved legal activities.
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