Almost 1 in 4 of all closed complaints successfully resolved Over quarter a million euro in compensation ordered to clients €354,020 in unpaid barristers’ fees recovered following complaints to LSRA Press Release: Wednesday 30 October 2024 The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) today marks five years of its independent handling of complaints about solicitors and barristers, [...]
Numbers of newly qualified solicitors and barristers continue to grow One in six new trainee solicitors on flexible professional course Press Release: Wednesday 17 July 2024 The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) today publishes its annual report for 2023 on the admission policies of the legal professions. The report, Pathways to the Professions 2023: Annual [...]
The LSRA today publishes its second report under its independent complaints handling regime which shows it received 605 complaints about solicitors and barristers in a six month period. Today’s report is based on complaints made to the legal services regulator between 7 March and 6 September 2020.  The statistical data in the report includes: The [...]
Authority Members The Legal Services Regulatory Authority is an independent body established under the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015. The Authority’s members are appointed by the government following a nomination process designed to ensure the independence of the Authority. About the Authority The Authority is comprised of [...]
The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) invites submissions as part of a public consultation prior to the making and issuing of regulations in relation to the advertising of legal services. To see the full notice, visit our Section 218 Public Consultation page. The closing date for submissions is 2 December 2019.