The Legal Services Act - a perspective from the Legal Services Ombudsman for England and wales and the Legal Services Complaints Commissioner

摘要

The author gives some of her views on the future for the legal profession in England and Wales following the introduction of the Legal Services Act, which gained Royal Assent on October 30, 2007. Appended to this paper is a summary of the questions posed to the Ombudsman and Commissioner following her speech, together with an overview of her answers. Article by Zahida Manzoor (Legal Services Ombudsman for England and Wales and the Legal Services Complaints Commissioner) - published in Amicus Curiae - Journal of the Society for Advanced Legal Studies. The Journal is produced by the Society for Advanced Legal Studies at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London.