The review, launched by justice minister Sarah Sackman this week and due to report in the summer, will also consider the LSB’s ability to deliver its remit, its ‘strategic clarity’, governance and accountability arrangements. It will be led by Richard Lloyd, chair of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority.
Law Society chief executive officer Ian Jeffery said: ‘It is an opportunity to speak up for proportionate risk-based regulation that protects consumers and helps the legal sector grow.’
Last month, the LSB, which oversees legal regulators, criticised the response of regulators to Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys [2025] EWHC 2341 (KB) as ‘varied in clarity and level of detail’. The case prompted confusion about the extent of litigation work that can be carried out by non-solicitors.
Sackman said: ‘We must ensure that the current regulatory oversight arrangements are effective and do not duplicate frontline regulators’ work and initiatives.’
