The Legal Ombudsman’s (LeO’s) powers will not be extended to include unregulated providers, the Legal Services Board (LSB) has decided. The LSB had previously proposed the move to give consumers protection from non-regulated legal services providers. However, it dropped the proposal this week, following concerns raised by the Law Society and the Chartered Institute of legal Executives that it would give the unregulated sector a “veneer of legitimacy”, and that different standards might be applied to the regulated and non-regulated sectors.
21 April 2016
No extra powers for LeO
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly
Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team
Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees
Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees
Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron
Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes
NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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