Legal Regulation

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has launched a new online professional conduct complaint section on its website. The new section, which has been developed by the Society’s professional conduct department, aims to support those wishing to raise a complaint about the professional conduct of

More than 70 people have applied for appointment as lay members of the new Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal. The tribunal, established under the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015, is expected to commence its work later this year.

The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) received over 600 complaints in the first five months of the new independent complaints handling regime, according to a new report. The watchdog has published the first of its bi-annual reports on complaints against solicitors and barristers made in the

Northern Ireland's inaugural Legal Services Oversight Commissioner (LSOC), whose powers have still not come into effect, has been reappointed for a second three-year term. Marian Cree was appointed to the role in April 2017, but secondary legislation to enact the LSOC's powers could not be introduce