LSRA has launched a five minute online anonymous survey to gather the views and experiences of individuals who qualified as a solicitor or barrister in or after 2014 and who have chosen not to practise at this time. The survey will inform research and a report to the Minister for Justice on economic and other [...]
The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) today publishes its Annual Report for 2020, providing an overview of its performance and outputs for the year. The LSRA is the independent statutory body responsible for the regulation of legal services provision. The year 2020 was the first full year that the LSRA has operated the legal framework [...]
The LSRA today takes over the regulation of advertising by legal practitioners, with the introduction of new regulations. The Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 (Advertising) Regulations 2020 apply to print, audio and visual advertisements, including online advertising. The regulations apply to solicitors, firms of solicitors and barristers as well as limited liability partnerships (LLPs) who [...]
Advertisements by solicitors and barristers of their legal services are now regulated by the LSRA under the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 (Advertising) Regulations 2020. The Advertising Regulations 2020 came into operation today, 18 December 2020. The issuing of the Advertising Regulations by the LSRA follows the commencement of section 218(1), (2) and (4) to [...]
Draft Advertising Regulations for legal practitioners The LSRA invites practising barristers who are not members of the Law Library to submit their views on new draft Advertising Regulations for legal practitioners. The invitation is part of a month long consultation by the LSRA to seek the views of those who will be subject to the [...]