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The Legal Services Board (LSB) launches today a consultation on its draft 2018-21 strategic plan and draft 2018/19 business plan. Legal Services Board interim Chair, Dr Helen Philipps, said: “The Legal Services Board is currently in the last year of its existing strategic cycle. While there have been improvements in legal services regulation over the last three years our 2016…

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The Legal Services Board has granted an application from the BSB for approval of changes to reporting requirements as part of its regulatory arrangements around Authorisation to Practice

Read [Decision notice] Bar Standards Board (BSB) application for changes to regulatory arrangements in respect of reporting requirements for barristers

The Legal Service Board today publishes its second prices of individual consumer legal services research report. The clear message that it delivers is that you can easily pay more than you might need to for a legal service unless you compare prices. This report provides an analysis of a recently conducted survey of prices quoted for commonly used legal…

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The Legal Service Board has today published a consultation on its internal governance rules (IGR) for the legal services regulators. Neil Buckley, Chief Executive of the Legal Services Board said: “Independent regulation gives confidence to consumers, providers, investors and society as a whole that legal services work in the public interest and support the rule of law. The Legal Services…

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The LSB approves the 2017/18 PCF application made by the Intellectual Property Regulation Board under section 51 of the Legal Services Act 2007

Read [Decision notice] Intellectual Property Regulation Board (IPReg) Practising Fee application

The LSB approves the 2017/18 PCF application made by the ICAEW under section 51 of the Legal Services Act 2007

Read [Decision notice] Institute of Chartered Accountants in England (ICAEW) and Wales Practising Fee application

The LSB approves the 2017/18 PCF application made by the Costs Lawyer Standards Board under section 51 of the Legal Services Act 2007

Read [Decision notice] Costs Lawyer Standards Board Practising Fee application 19/10/2017

The Legal Service Board has published its assessments of the action plans produced by regulators in response to the final report of the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) legal service market study. Our assessment is that all the action plans provide a sufficient starting point from which transparency reforms can be delivered. Regulators are collaborating…

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The LSB approves the 2017/18 PCF application made by Chartered Institute of Legal Executives and CILEx Regulation Practising Fee application

Read [Decision notice] Chartered Institute of Legal Executives and CILEx Regulation Practising Fee application 26/09/2017

The LSB approves the 2017/18 PCF application made by Chartered Institute of Legal Executives and CILEx Regulation Practising Fee application

Read [Decision notice] Chartered Institute of Legal Executives and CILEx Regulation Practising Fee application 21/09/2017

The Lord Chancellor has today announced that he has decided not to accept the recommendation of the Legal Services Board (LSB) that the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales’ (ICAEW) designation as an approved regulator and a licensing authority be extended to all reserved legal activities. Commenting on the review Dr Helen Phillips, Interim Chair of…

Read LSB responds to Lord Chancellor’s ICAEW decision

LSB directs the exemption from the requirement for LSB approval of alterations to CILEx Regulation’s rules in respect of technical changes to its PII Minimum Terms.

Read [Exemption Direction] Exemption Direction 118 Alterations to CILEx Regulation Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) Minimum Terms