14 March 2018
Conveyancing is one of the most common legal services people use in their lifetime, with more than one million homes bought and sold every year in the UK.
28 February 2018
The legal profession plays a vital role in tackling money laundering which is considered to be one of the greatest risks both society and the profession faces.
14 February 2018
This paper is about the business benefits of a diverse and inclusive legal profession. It provides practical examples of the actions firms can take and what we are doing to support firms.
24 January 2018
In December 2016, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published its market study into the provision of legal services in England and Wales.
13 December 2017
We looked at 14 areas of the PI market where concerns have been raised. We visited 40 law firms. Firms generally showed they had systems and processes in place to make sure a proper service is provided to clients.
6 December 2017
We and the Legal Ombudsman jointly commissioned London Economics and YouGov to conduct independent research into the experience of people making complaints about solicitors' legal services.
1 December 2017
The purpose of this report is to tell our stakeholders about the outcomes of our quality assurance activity in relation to education and training. Unless otherwise stated, it relates to the period 1 September 2015 to 31 August 2016. This reflects the higher education academic year.
27 October 2017
We commissioned independent quantitative research on solicitor career progression and how it is influenced by gender and ethnicity.
18 October 2017
We wanted to understand what is being done, and what can be done, to improve the representation of female and black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) solicitors in senior roles such as partners or directors.
26 June 2017
This paper sets out why access to legal services is a risk and the current barriers that people and small businesses face and highlights actions that firms are taking to improve access.
