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OLC & LeO

09 September 2022
Issue: 7993 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Regulatory
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Elisabeth Davies has been re-appointed as chair of the Office for Legal Complaints (OLC) for a second term of office, the Legal Services Board (LSB) has announced
Davies, who will serve three years from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2026, said: ‘LeO is now on the path to a sustainable level of good performance and one which meets the needs and expectations of its customers. There is still a long way to go.’ The LSB also announced the reappointments of Paul Crook, Lisa Davis and Liz Owen for second terms of office of three years from 1 April 2023 as members of the Legal Services Consumer Panel.
Issue: 7993 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Regulatory
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

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NEWS
Commercial leasehold, the defence of insanity and ‘consent’ in the criminal law are among the next tranche of projects for the Law Commission
Tech companies will be legally required to prevent material that encourages or assists serious self-harm appearing on their platforms, under Online Safety Act 2023 regulations due to come into force in the autumn
County court cases are speeding up, with the median time from claim to hearing 62 weeks for fast, intermediate and multi-track claims—5.4 weeks faster than last year
The Bar has a culture of ‘impunity’ and ‘collusive bystanding’ in which making a complaint is deemed career-ending due to a ‘cohort of untouchables’ at the top, Baroness Harriet Harman KC has found

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has secured £1.1m in its first use of an Unexplained Wealth Order (UWO)

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