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Date Title Description

2012

    
16 May 2012 LSB - Regulation of immigration advice and services (pdf, 102kb) Response to the Legal Services Board consultation on the regulation of immigration advice and services
29 March 2012 Ministry of Justice - Triennial Review (pdf, 144kb) Response to the Ministry of Justice call for evidence on the Triennial Reviews of the Legal Services Board and Office for Legal Complaints
19 March 2012 LSB - Call for evidence on will-writing, probate and estate administration (pdf, 381kb) Final response to the Legal Services Board's call for evidence on will-writing, probate and estate administration
8 March 2012 BSB - Public access rules (pdf, 107kb) Response to the Bar Standards Board's consultation on its public access rules
14 February 2012 SRA - Regulating international practice (pdf, 161kb) Response to the Solicitors Regulation Authority's consultation on regulating international practice
24 January 2012 BIS - EU proposals on Alternative Dispute Resolution (pdf, 139kb) Response to Department for Business, Innovation and Skills' consultation on new EU proposals on Alternative Dispute Resolution
10 January 2012 LeO - Strategy 2012-2015, Business Plan 2012-2013 (pdf, 138kb)

Response to the Legal Ombudsman's consultation on its 2012-2015 Strategy and 2012-2013 Business Plan

2011

    
4 November 2011 LSB - Enhancing consumer protection, reducing regulatory restrictions (pdf, 188kb) Response to the Legal Services Board discussion paper on the boundaries of regulation
1 November 2011 LSB - Call for evidence on will-writing, probate and estate edministration (pdf, 246kb) Interim response to the Legal Services Board's call for evidence on will-writing, probate and estate administration
24 October 2011 BSB - Review of Continuing Professional Development (pdf, 94kb) Response to the Bar Standards Board's consultation on the proposed new system for CPD
27 September 2011 BIS - Empowering and protecting consumers (pdf, 143kb) Response to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills' consultation on institutional changes for the provision of consumer information, advice, education, advocacy and enforcement.
18 August 2011 BSB - Public Access Scheme (pdf, 82kb) Response to the Bar Standards Board's consultation on potential changes to the Public Access Scheme rule about clients eligible for public funding
19 July 2011 Law Commission - misleading and aggressive practices (pdf, 77kb) Response to the Law Commission's consultation on reforming consumer redress for misleading and aggressive practices
28 June 2011 LeO - Publishing our decisions (pdf, 107kb) Response to the Legal Ombudsman's second consultation on publishing decisions
31 May 2011 SRA - Equality Framework and Engagement Strategy (pdf, 85.9kb) Response to the the Solicitors Regulation Authority's consultation on its proposed Equality Framework and Engagement Strategy  for 2011/12
4 April 2011 LSB - SRA application to become a Licensing Authority (pdf, 121kb) Response to the LSB on the Solicitors Regulation Authority's application to become a Licensing Authority
23 March 2011 LSB - CLC application to become an Approved Regulator for litigation and rights of audience (pdf, 84kb) Response to the LSB on the Council for Licensed Conveyancers' application to become an Approved Regulator to award rights of audience and rights to conduct litigation to licensed conveyancers
7 March 2011 LSB - CLC application to become a Licensing Authority (pdf, 96kb) Response to the LSB on the Council for Licensed Conveyancers' application to become a Licensing Authority
1 March 2011 SRA - Future client financial protection arrangements (pdf, 105kb) Response to the Solicitors Regulation Authority's consultation on reforms to client financial protection arrangements
18 January 2011 SRA - Architecture of change Part 2: the new handbook (pdf, 120kb) Response to the Solicitors Regulation Authority's further consultation on its new handbook

2010

    
22 December 2010 BSB - Regulating Entities (pdf, 140kb) Response to the Bar Standards Board consultation on whether to regulate entities
21 December 2010 LeO - Publishing Decisions (pdf, 163kb) Response to the Legal Ombudsman's first stage consultation on publishing their decisions
7 December 2010 LSB - ILEX application (pdf, 77kb) Response to the LSB on applications by ILEX to become an Approved Regulator to award rights of litigation and audience and rights of probate
12 November 2010 SRA/BSB/ILEX - Quality Assurance for Advocates (pdf, 153kb) Response to a joint Solicitors Regulation Authority, Bar Standards Board and ILEX Professional Standards consultation on a proposed Quality Assurance for Advocates scheme
25 October 2010 CLC - Code of Conduct (pdf, 126kb) Response to the Council of Licensed Conveyancers consultation on its new Code of Conduct
27 September 2010 LSB - ILEX Application (pdf, 299kb) Response to the LSB on ILEX's application to become an Approved Regulator to award rights of audience and rights to conduct litigation to Associate Prosecutor members of ILEX
30 July 2010 SRA - New Handbook (pdf, 170kb) Response to the Solicitors Regulation Authority consultation on its new handbook
23 July 2010 SRA - Professional Indemnity Insurance (pdf, 85kb) Response to the Solicitors Regulation Authority application to the Legal Services Board on changes to its Professional Indeminity Insurance arrangements
23 July 2010 SRA - Outcomes-focused regulation (pdf, 160kb) Response to the Solicitors Regulation Authority consultation on transforming the SRA’s regulation of legal services
20 May 2010 BSB - Authorisation to practise (pdf, 116kb) Response to the Bar Standards Board consultation on the development of authorisation to practise arrangements
26 March 2010 CLC - Proposed changes to regulatory remit (pdf, 106kb) Response to the Council of Licensed Conveyancers consultation on a proposed application to regulate the exercise of rights of audience and the conduct of litigation
17 March 2010 SRA/BSB/ILEX -  Advocacy Standards (pdf, 113kb) Response to a joint Solicitors Regulation Authority, Bar Standards Board and ILEX Professional Standards consultation on common advocacy standards
26 February 2010 SRA - Outcomes Based Regulation (pdf, 118kb) Response to Solicitors Regulation Authority consultation on proposals for an outcome-based approach to regulation
26 February 2010 LSB - First Tier Complaint handling (pdf, 99kb) Response to Legal Services Board letter to approved regulators on a draft rule related to first-tier complaint handling
17 February 2010 LSB - ABS Licensing (pdf, 163kb) Response to Legal Services Board consultation on approaches to licensing Alternative Business Structures
8 February 2010 SRA - Assigned Risk Pool (pdf, 93kb) Response to Solicitors Regulation Authority consultation on the proposed closure of the Assigned Risk Pool as a provider of professional indemnity insurance
15 January 2010 OLC - Latest moves by the OLC (pdf, 94kb) Response to a letter from the Office for Legal Complaints about its proposed arrangements for the transition period in the lead up to the Legal Ombudsman starting work

2009

    
2 December 2009 OLC - Draft Scheme Rules (pdf, 135kb) Response to the Office for Legal Complaints about the scheme rules that the Legal Ombudsman will use when handling complaints
13 November 2009 OLC  - Case Fee (pdf, 107kb) Response to the Office for Legal Complaints about the use of case fees to fund the operation of the Legal Ombudsman
30 October 2009 LSB  - Internal Governance Rules (pdf, 285kb) Response to the Legal Services Board consultation on Internal Governance Rules
26 October 2009 LSB - Compliance and Enforcement (pdf, 329kb) Response to the Legal Services Board consultation on a Draft Compliance and Enforcement Statement
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