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09 September 2022
Issue: 7993 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Regulatory
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OLC & LeO

Elisabeth Davies has been re-appointed as chair of the Office for Legal Complaints (OLC) for a second term of office, the Legal Services Board (LSB) has announced
Davies, who will serve three years from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2026, said: ‘LeO is now on the path to a sustainable level of good performance and one which meets the needs and expectations of its customers. There is still a long way to go.’ The LSB also announced the reappointments of Paul Crook, Lisa Davis and Liz Owen for second terms of office of three years from 1 April 2023 as members of the Legal Services Consumer Panel.
Issue: 7993 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Regulatory
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors announces four promotions

NEWS
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
A polished legal defence may owe more to artificial intelligence than legal merit—and creditors risk paying the price in delay and expense
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
Should a conviction stand when a later ruling reveals that the law underpinning it was wrong? The answer exposes a clash between finality and justice
Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step
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