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Episode 1 of my series of slidecasts on the Legal Services Act 2007. In this episode I look at the genesis and history of the Act.
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A Brief Guide to The Legal Services Act 2007
Michael ScuttDale Langley & Co60 Lombard StreetLondon EC3V 9EA
www.troubleahead.co.uk
Episode 1
•Why?
A Short History Lesson
• OFT Report 2001• 2003 DCA report “Competition and Regulation
in the Legal Services Market”– “the current framework is out-dated, inflexible, over-complex and insufficiently accountable or transparent”The Clementi Report
More History
• Legal Services Bill – received Royal Assent 31st October 2007
• LDPs – 30th April 2009• ABSs – 6th October 2011• “Special Bodies” – 2013
What does the LSA do?
• Regulatory Reform - • Complaints Procedure• De-Regulation
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