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LSRA reports identify entry and early career barriers and propose reforms to open up access to legal professions and increase diversity

2024-09-18T06:09:15+00:00September 18th, 2024|

Press Release: Wednesday 18th September 2024 The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) today [18 September 2024] publishes a series of research reports and makes recommendations for reforms to tackle economic and other barriers facing aspiring and early career legal professionals and to increase diversity in the legal professions. The Breaking Down Barriers reports follow an [...]

Complaints Phone Service – Opening Hours

2024-08-30T13:03:49+00:00August 22nd, 2024|

Our complaints handling phone service is currently operating with the following opening hours: Complaints phone line: 01-8592911 Monday: 10:00 – 12:30 Tuesday: 10:00 - 12:30 Wednesday: 10:00 – 12:30 Thursday: Closed Friday: Closed Complaints email: [email protected] You can also contact our complaints team via email. For more information on how to make a complaint, see our [...]

Senior Counsel 2024

2025-01-31T10:01:04+00:00July 11th, 2024|

The Government on 9 July 2024 granted Patents of Precedence and the title of Senior Counsel to barristers and solicitors. Legal practitioners may apply annually to be granted a Patent of Precedence under Section 174 of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 (as amended). The LSRA takes in applications and provides administrative support to the Advisory [...]

LSRA Publishes Annual Report 2023

2024-07-16T07:58:19+00:00July 10th, 2024|

Regulator encouraged by growing number of consumers and lawyers willing to engage to resolve complaints informally   Press Release: Wednesday 10 July 2024 The number of consumers and legal practitioners willing to engage with each other to informally resolve complaints with the assistance of mediators continues to grow, the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) said in [...]

LSRA Updates – Legal Partnerships

2024-06-26T15:11:02+00:00June 26th, 2024|

In the coming months the LSRA intends to introduce legal partnerships, a new business model for the delivery of legal services in which barristers, or barristers and solicitors, can form partnerships. The regulatory framework for legal partnerships consists of a suite of new and revised regulations and a code of practice for practising barristers. For information [...]

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