News

The Legal Services Board (LSB) has announced Elisabeth Davies as its preferred candidate to the post of Chair of the Office for Legal Complaints (OLC) after an open competition. The OLC is the Board of the Legal Ombudsman for England and Wales. Elisabeth’s professional and voluntary career spans the charitable and public sectors. A former…

Read LSB announces preferred candidate for the Chair of the Office for Legal Complaints

By Craig Wakeford, Policy Manager  We recently organised an event entitled ‘can public legal education really increase access to justice?’, where we presented new research on legal capability. In answer to the question,  our report concludes that PLE has an important role to play in ensuring people can navigate the legal system, but it is…

Read Blog: Reshaping legal services so they work for everyone: the role for PLE

We have postponed our event on legal technology, which was due to take place on 26 March 2020. Our venue provider, which is an international business, has cancelled all its events in London due to the recent global outbreak of Covid-19. Due to the commercial risk in finding an alternative venue at short notice, which…

Read POSTPONED: Technology Event 3.30-6.30pm 26 March 2020

How can legal services regulation support responsible technological innovation that improves access to justice? As part of our work on legal services technology and its regulation, the Legal Services Board invites you to an event exploring different perspectives on the question: ‘How can legal services regulation support responsible technological innovation that improves access to justice?’…

Read Legal technology event – 26 March 2020

A new report by the Legal Services Board (LSB) urges the legal sector to design services that can be accessed by everyone. The report, ‘Reshaping Legal Services to Meet People’s Needs: An Analysis of Legal Capability’, shows that six in 10 adults (64%) experienced a legal problem in the last four years, including 53% (29.8million)…

Read LSB says the legal sector must design services that are accessible to everyone

The Legal Services Board has announced further details on how it plans to ensure regulation of legal services is independent from representing the legal professions. A newly published consultation document explains that the LSB intends to monitor how well regulatory independence is being achieved by embedding it within the “well-led” standard of its existing regulatory…

Read LSB says independent regulation of legal services should be a mark of good leadership

The largest ever survey of legal needs in England and Wales lays bare the advantages of the public understanding the legal landscape and seeking professional legal help. Executive summary Technical report Interactive dashboard (best in Chrome) Six in 10 adults (64%) experienced a legal problem in the last four years, including 53% who faced a contentious1 problem. The key findings include: Modelling…

Read Largest ever legal needs survey in England and Wales

Can Public Legal Education (PLE) really increase access to justice? Join us in Justice Week to discuss this question on whether PLE can really increase access to justice. We will present new insights from the PLE element of our Individual Legal Needs Survey. This seminar will provide insights into the barriers that people with lower…

Read Justice Week event on PLE – Monday 24 February 2020

Following each of our Board meetings, our chair Dr Helen Phillips provides an overview of some of the items discussed and key decisions taken. You can find full minutes on our website as well as more information about our Board members. Strategy Development 2021-2024 The Board has kicked off the development work for our strategy…

Read Chair’s Blog – January Board Meeting

LSB opens debate on professional competence in the legal services sector The Legal Services Board (LSB) today launches a call for evidence (PDF) on how legal regulators ensure the professionals they regulate remain competent throughout their careers. The LSB wants to hear from people and organisations both within and beyond the legal services sector with…

Read Ongoing Competence Call for Evidence

The Legal Services Board (LSB) has published its second progress report on the performance of the regulatory bodies in meeting the regulatory performance framework outcomes. There are clear signs of progress on the range of actions agreed in the assessments in January and June 2019, but generally the pace of delivery is slow and governance…

Read Legal regulators too slow in getting a grip on performance

The Legal Services Board (LSB) has announced a programme of activity to push forward its vision for legal services that everyone can access and trust. The proposals are outlined in its draft business plan for 2020-21, which has been published as part of a public consultation. The LSB oversees legal regulators in England and Wales and next year it will look at how regulators are funded when it completes its in-depth…

Read LSB proposes annual plan to drive change in the legal sector