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Increasing number of clients “can’t be bothered to complain” about their lawyer
Thursday, 29 May 2014Public awareness of the Legal Ombudsman is continuing to fall, while the number of dissatisfied clients who do not bother to complain is increasing, a survey has found.
Tags: complaints, Legal Ombudsman, Legal Services Consumer Panel, LeO
Posted in Consumer panel, Latest news, Legal Ombudsman
CMCs to pay up to £40,000 each to benefit from Legal Ombudsman
Wednesday, 14 May 2014Claims management companies will have to pay a separate ‘Lord Chancellor’s complaints fee’ of up to £40,000 on top of their annual regulation fee with the shift in complaints handling from the Ministry of Justice to the Legal Ombudsman.
Tags: claims management companies, complaints
Posted in Latest news, Legal Ombudsman, Regulation
LeO: make conveyancers answer to HMRC for stamp duty failings
Thursday, 8 May 2014The Legal Ombudsman (LeO) has suggested that conveyancers, rather than clients, should answer to HMRC when stamp duty payments fail to arrive.
Tags: complaints, conveyancing, HMRC, Legal Ombudsman, LeO, stamp duty, stamp duty land tax
Posted in Latest news, Legal Ombudsman, Other lawyers, Regulation, Solicitors
LeO expansion could create “muddle” for consumers, will writers warn
Monday, 21 October 2013The Legal Ombudsman’s plan to widen its jurisdiction will cause a “muddle”, the Institute of Professional Willwriters has warned, revealing that other ADR providers had indicated an intention to move into the sector themselves.
Tags: complaints, Institute of Professional Willwriters, Legal Services Ombudsman, will-writing
Posted in Latest news, Legal Ombudsman
Ombudsman prepares for ABSs after Parliament approves rule changes
Monday, 14 January 2013The Legal Ombudsman has won approval for changes to its rules that bring them more in line with the Financial Ombudsman Service and so equip it better to deal with alternative business structures like Co-operative Legal Services.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures, Co-op, complaints, financial services, Legal Ombudsman
Posted in Alternative business structures, Latest news, Legal Ombudsman
Lawyers face £1.4m bill after government confirms end to ‘free’ ombudsman cases
Wednesday, 21 November 2012Thousands of law firms are set to contribute £1.4m to the Legal Ombudsman after the government confirmed that they will no longer be eligible for two ‘free’ complaints every year. Meanwhile, LeO has not ruled out entertaining complaints by third parties, such as against the opposing party’s lawyer.
Tags: complaints, Legal Ombudsman, LeO
Posted in Barristers, Latest news, Legal Executives, Legal Ombudsman, Other lawyers, Solicitors
Exclusive: ombudsman decides against allowing third parties to complain about lawyers
Thursday, 8 November 2012The Legal Ombudsman will not allow third parties to bring complaints against lawyers for the time being, Legal Futures has learned. However, it will in future accept complaints from prospective clients, while the limit for compensation will rise from £30,000 to £50,000
Tags: bar standards board, complaints, Council for Licensed Conveyancers, Law Society, Legal Ombudsman, LeO, Office for Legal Complaints, Solicitors Regulation Authority
Posted in Latest news, Legal Ombudsman
Regulators urged to help “scared” consumers make complaints to their lawyers
Thursday, 11 October 2012Regulators need to take urgent action to improve the way lawyers handle complaints after a “hard-hitting” new report highlighted multiple failings. However, although clients are often scared to complain, a positive experience when they do can actually make them likely to recommend the provider.
Tags: complaints, complaints-handling, Legal Ombudsman, Legal Services Consumer Panel
Posted in Client care, Consumer panel, Latest news, Legal Ombudsman, Regulation
Confidential SRA research uncovers non-compliance and bad attitudes over complaints
Tuesday, 31 July 2012There is a “small but material rate of non-compliance” by solicitors with their complaints-handling requirements – and some bad attitudes towards complaints – confidential research by the Solictors Regulation Authority has found.
Tags: bar standards board, complaints, complaints-handling, Legal Services Board, Solicitors Regulation Authority
Posted in Barristers, Client care, Latest news, Legal Services Board, Solicitors
LeO “going too far” with bid to allow prospective clients and third parties to complain
Tuesday, 26 June 2012The Legal Ombudsman is going too far in proposing to allow prospective clients and third parties to complain about lawyers, the Law Society has claimed. Chancery Lane found support from the Council for Licensed Conveyancers.
Tags: complaints, Council for Licensed Conveyancers, Law Society, Legal Ombudsman, LeO
Posted in Latest news, Legal Ombudsman, Other lawyers, Solicitors