2011
Regulation of city law firms
Qualitative investigation into large commercial solicitors firms, the market segments they operate in, and interactions with regulation. Click here to see the report.
Reports
Regulation
2011
Legal services provided by ‘special bodies’
Qualitative investigation into ‘Special Bodies’ – Non-commercial organisations providing reserved legal activities to the public. Click here to see the report.
2011
Aptitude testing and the legal profession
Academic literature review looking at the use and impact of aptitude testing. Click here to see the report.
2011
Quality Assurance for advocates: Research Report
Literature review and analysis exploring the challenges with using quality assurance schemes. Click here to see the report.
2011
Diversity data collection and transparency
A report on regulators’ progress against LSB guidance issued under section of 162 of the Legal Services Act 2007. The report and an essay can be found here.
2011
Quality in legal services: a literature review
Literature review of the current academic literature on the topic of quality in legal services. Click here to see the report.
2011
Quality in other regulated professions
Literature review of the current academic literature on the topic of quality in other professions. Click here to see the report.
2010
Data Platform 2010
Individual professional membership lists and other geographical information summarised to local authority level, to enable analysis of the regulated community as a whole. Click here to download the data.
2010
Economic investigation into the impacts of referral fees
Economic study looking at the evidence of the impact of referral fees on the legal services market. Click here to see the report.
2010
Survey of information held
Survey of the information held by the regulators and representative bodies in relation to the legal services market. Click here to see the report.
2010
Understanding the economic rationale for legal services regulation
Economic literature review looking at the economic rationale for regulation of legal services markets and the legal services professions, and a collection of essays responding to the report. The report and an essay can be found here.