Revised regulations governing Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) will be introduced by the LSRA in the coming weeks. It is expected that the revised LLP Regulations will be made law on 26th September and come into operation the same day. These regulations will revoke the existing Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 (Limited Liability Partnerships) Regulations 2019 [...]
In the coming months the LSRA intends to introduce the regulatory framework for legal partnerships, a new business structure for the delivery of legal services. Legal partnerships can be either solicitor-barrister or barrister-only and must include at least one practising barrister. Today we published the draft regulations for Legal Partnerships. Please note that the regulations [...]
Our complaints handling phone service is currently operating with the following opening hours: Complaints phone line: 01-8592911 Monday: 10:00 – 12:30 Tuesday: 10:00 - 12:30 Wednesday: 10:00 – 12:30 Thursday: Closed Friday: Closed Complaints email: [email protected] You can also contact our complaints team via email. For more information on how to make a complaint, see our [...]
In the coming months the LSRA intends to introduce the regulatory framework for legal partnerships, a new business structure for the delivery of legal services. Legal partnerships can be either solicitor-barrister or barrister-only and must include at least one practising barrister. We have published an FAQs document with information on the rules and obligations for solicitors [...]
The Government on 9 July 2024 granted Patents of Precedence and the title of Senior Counsel to barristers and solicitors. Legal practitioners may apply annually to be granted a Patent of Precedence under Section 174 of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 (as amended). The LSRA takes in applications and provides administrative support to the Advisory [...]