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
Excello Law—Stephen Morrall
Excello welcomes Stephen Morrall to Anglo-German team
Lawfront—Peter Martin-Simon
Lawfront appoints new Chief Executive Officer to steer the business through the next phase of growth
Eversheds Sutherland—Claire Petheram
Eversheds Sutherland strengthens top-ranked pensions practice with appointment of former global head of pensions
NEWS
Lawyers have warned senior managers against complacency as the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) non-financial misconduct (NFM) rules come into force
Landlords cannot rely on minor procedural defaults to defeat leaseholders’ right to manage (RTM) claims, the Supreme Court has held
Mr Justice Nicklin’s decision to order costs on an indemnity basis may be a ‘significant win’ but it’s still ‘far from game, set and match’ for Associated Newspapers, a former costs judge has said
The Law Society RFC Festival of Sport returns next month, bringing together legal and financial services professionals for one of the sector’s largest annual sporting events
Legal aid deserts leave almost one in four without adequate access to justice
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