Legal services England & Wales
- Investigation into wills and probate - Which? Response (PDF: 86Kb)
04 November 2011Which? calls for the Legal Ombudsman to have jurisdiction over will writing by making it a reserved legal activity, suggest the LSB probe the link between wills and probate, and call for greater transparency on fees.
- Joint Committee on Draft Defamation Bill - Which? Evidence (PDF: 121Kb)
12 May 2011Which? sets out its view why and how the libel law in England and Wales should be reformed in response to the enquiry of the Joint Parliamentary Committee considering the Government's Draft Defamation bill.
- Proposals for reform of civil litigation funding and costs (MoJ) - Which? Response (PDF: 102Kb)
18 February 2011Which? set out its views to the Ministry of Justice consultation civil litigation costs. The response agreed that the proposed reforms will result in the proportionate control of costs and promote access to justice. The current civil litigation costs regime is not working properly and needs reforming.
- Proposals for reform of civil litigation funding and costs (Justice Select Committee) - Which? Evidence (PDF: 72Kb)
17 February 2011Which? set out its views to the Justice Select Committee enquiry into access to justice. The response agreed that the proposed reforms will result in the proportionate control of costs and promote access to justice. The current civil litigation costs regime is not working properly and needs reforming.
- Publishing our decisions (Legal Ombudsman) - Which? Response (PDF: 48Kb)
20 December 2010Which? believes that LeO should be wholly transparent. This means it should publish as much information as possible and this should include, in some circumstances, the name of the legal firm.
- Legal Services Board: Wider access, better value, strong protection - Which? Response (PDF: 137Kb)
14 August 2009Which? considered that the liberalisation of the legal sector was in the interests of consumers , creating greater diversity and a more efficient sector.
- Regulatory independence (Legal Services Board) - Which? Response (PDF: 82Kb)
26 June 2009Which? in this response argued that it was in the interest of consumers to have a regulatory structure fit for the 21st century and that the proposals on regulatory independence were implemented in full.
- Legal Services Board business plan - Which? Response (PDF: 39Kb)
03 March 2009Which? welcomed the Legal Services Board Business Plan, arguing it was an example other bodies could follow.
- Press standards, privacy and libel - Which? Response (PDF: 32Kb)
15 January 2009Concerned that if the Press Complaints Commission is put on a regulatory footing there is a danger of it being used when bringing libel claims against publishers with a resulting increase in costs and a reduction in freedom of expression.
- Legal Services Bill (2nd Reading) - Which? Briefing (PDF: 110Kb)
01 May 2007Supported a single, independent oversight regulator for legal services; wanted a split of representative and regulatory functions by approved regulators; supported the new independent complaints handling body.
- Putting Consumers First (Legal Services Bill) - Which? Briefing (PDF: 58Kb)
01 December 2006The regulatory system in legal services was not delivering for consumers: too many are suffering from inadequate service and legal advice. Which? backed the proposals set out in the Legal Services Bill in 2006.
- Joint Committee on Draft Legal Services Bill (House of Lords) - Which? Evidence (PDF: 204Kb)
14 June 2006Which? strongly supported the proposals set out in the draft Legal Services Bill, which proposed important reforms to benefit consumers including a radical overhaul of legal services regulation and better protection for consumers.
- Review of the regulatory framework for legal services in England and Wales (Clementi Review) - Which? Response (PDF: 183Kb)
01 March 2004The Clementi Review recommendations were a good way towards bringing consumers the much-needed total reform of how legal services are regulated how consumer complaints are dealt with and greater competition.
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