Privacy Notice / FAQs Online Anonymised Survey Background The Minister for Justice (the "Minister") has asked the Legal Services Regulatory Authority ("LSRA") to consider the economic and other barriers that continue to be faced by young barristers and solicitors following their professional qualification from the King’s Inns and the Law Society respectively. In [...]
Legal practitioners reminded of LSRA rules on advertising of legal services Press release: Thursday 7 April 2022 The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) today publishes its first complaints report for 2022 which shows it received 822 complaints about legal practitioners in a six month period, with 811 complaints closed. The report provides details of the [...]
Regulator highlights concerns about online advertising by solicitors The LSRA today publishes its first complaints report for 2021 which shows it received 805 complaints in a six month period, a 33% increase on the previous reporting period. The report, Independent Complaints Handling, provides details of the number and nature of complaints received and investigated during [...]
Regulator advises legal practitioners to comply with its directions or face High Court enforcement action Press release: Friday 18 November 2022 The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) today publishes its second complaints report for 2022 which shows it received 778 complaints about legal practitioners in a six month period, with 754 complaints closed. The report [...]
The Legal Services Regulatory Authority today publishes its third annual report on the admission policies of the legal professions. The report, Pathways to the Professions 2021: Annual Report on Admission Policies of the Legal Professions, documents the number of persons admitted to practise as both solicitors and barristers in 2021, based on figures supplied to [...]