LSB directs the exemption from the requirement for LSB approval of SRA amendments to its PII rules and glossary drafting subsequent to PII/Compensation Fund application approved on 31 May 2019
The Legal Services Board has granted an application from the SRA for the approval of amendments to regulatory arrangements in respect of the SRA Compensation Fund and Professional Indemnity Insurance Requirements
The Legal Services Board (LSB) today announces the appointment of Matthew Hill as its new Chief Executive.Matthew joins the LSB from the General Dental Council, where he is currently Executive Director of Strategy. Prior to this, Matthew was Director of Regulatory Risk & Analysis at the Gambling Commission. Matthew was appointed by the Board of…
The Legal Services Board has granted an application from the SRA for the approval of amendments to introduce new SRA Regulatory Arrangements (Reporting Concerns) (Amendment)
LSB directs the exemption from the requirement for LSB approval of amendments made by CILEx Regulation to reflect changes to the governance structure of CILEx
LSB consults on refinements to proposed IGR The Legal Services Board (LSB) has today launched a consultation on proposed further amendments to three clauses in its draft updated Internal Governance Rules (IGR). This follows a consultation on the proposed IGR and accompanying statutory guidance in November 2018. The LSB’s IGR set out requirements for each…
LSB directs the exemption from the requirement for LSB approval of amendments made by CILEx Regulation to its Exemptions Policy
The Ministry of Justice and Legal Services Board (LSB) today announced the appointment of Catherine Brown, Tim Sawyer CBE and Ian Hamer OBE as new lay members of the Board of the LSB. Catherine Brown and Tim Sawyer are being appointed for four year terms with effect from 1 April 2019, and Ian Hamer OBE…
The Legal Services Board has granted an application from the Master of the Faculties for the approval of amendments to regulatory arrangements in respect of notaries post-admission training and supervision
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has today launched its Business plan for the year 2019/20, confirming three new policy objectives that will address key gaps in protections for and information available to consumers of legal services. The policy objectives, which will benefit from suggestions made during consultation, are focused on: ensuring that regulators have appropriate…
Read LSB to champion consumer rights through education and technology
LSB directs the exemption from the requirement for LSB approval of alterations made by the BSB as a consequence of changes to the BSB’s Bar Qualification Rules.
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has published an enforcement report which sets out the findings of an end to end review of the BSB and the SRA’s enforcement processes and articulates the LSB’s future strategic priorities on regulatory enforcement. Through its end to end review the LSB obtained assurance that the BSB and SRA met…
Read LSB welcomes SRA and BSB commitments to ongoing improvement on enforcement
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