Insufficient cross-regulator collaboration on Legal Services Act guidance before Mazur – LSB
A report into the differing guidance provided by regulators in the wake of the Mazur case has highlighted how “insufficient cross-regulator engagement” resulted in inconsistent interpretations of the Legal Services Act and the subsequent guidance provided to regulated communities. The Legal Services Board’s (LSB) final report into the guidance provided by regulators, Regulatory review of […]
Judge criticises ‘shocking’ four-year delay in burial and estate administration
A judge has criticised an “unusual and troubling” delay in the administration of an estate, caused by disagreements between five siblings and resulting in the body of their mother being stored at an undertaker for four years. Chief Master Karen Shuman made an order appointing Michael Collins (pictured right) the sole administrator of the estate […]
LSB seeks senior leaders to ‘drive major regulation reset’
The Legal Services Board is seeking experienced senior leaders to help drive “a major reset” of legal services regulation. The legal services oversight body is recruiting for three senior positions in what chief executive Richard Orpin (pictured) says is a “pivotal moment” for the LSB. “These roles will strengthen our organisation’s ability to embed a […]