[Exemption Direction] Exemption Direction 136 Amendments to the CILEx Regulation Exemptions Policy
LSB directs the exemption from the requirement for LSB approval of amendments made by CILEx Regulation to its Exemptions Policy
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Legal Services Board announces new Board Members
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…
[Decision notice] Master of the Faculties application for the approval of amendments to regulatory arrangements in respect of notaries post-admission training and supervision
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
LSB to champion consumer rights through education and technology
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…
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[Exemption Direction] Exemption Direction 135 Consequential amendments to the BSB Handbook arising from the BSB Bar Qualification Rules approved by the LSB on 26 February 2019
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.
LSB welcomes SRA and BSB commitments to ongoing improvement on enforcement
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…
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[Exemption Direction] Exemption Direction 134 Alterations to the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales regulatory arrangements – disciplinary bye-laws
LSB directs the exemption from the requirement for LSB approval of alterations made by the ICAEW to its disciplinary bye-laws
LSB confirms appointment of four new members of the Legal Services Consumer Panel 06/03/2019
The Legal Services Board (LSB) today announces the appointment of David Abbott, Paul Crook, Owen Derbyshire and Liz Owen to the Legal Services Consumer Panel (the Consumer Panel). Liz Owen will take up appointment from 1 April 2019 for an initial four-year term; David Abbott and Owen Derbyshire will take up appointment from 1 April…
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[Decision notice] BSB application for the approval of amendments to its Part 4 Qualification Rules
The Legal Services Board has granted an application from the Bar Standards Board for the approval of amendments to its Part 4 Qualification Rules
[Exemption Direction] Exemption Direction 133 – Alteration to regulatory arrangements connected to a no deal exit from the European Union
LSB directs the exemption from the requirement for LSB approval of alterations to approved regulators’ regulations that may be required if there is a no deal exit from the European Union.
Neil Buckley to step down as LSB Chief Executive
The Legal Services Board (LSB) today announced that its Chief Executive, Neil Buckley, will be stepping down later this year. Neil will stay in post until late summer or until a successor has been appointed. The Board will start the process of recruiting his successor immediately. Announcing his departure, Neil Buckley said: “It has been…
LSB accepts The Law Society undertakings report
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has accepted The Law Society’s (TLS’s) report in response to the undertakings given by TLS following the LSB’s Investigation into the Law Society’s oversight and monitoring arrangements for the Solicitors Regulation Authority, published on 31 May 2018. The LSB agrees that the undertakings have been fulfilled and this formally closes…