Legal services reform is about putting the customer first in the way legal services are regulated and delivered, providing a framework that promotes competition and innovation. The Legal Services Act 2007 sets out the framework for reform, which includes setting up a Legal Services Board and an Office for Legal Complaints and enabling legal services to be provided under new business structures.
We are responsible for managing the implementation of the Legal Services Act 2007 to ensure a smooth transition to the new regulatory regime. The inaugural Chair of the Legal Services Board, David Edmonds, took up his post on 1 May 2008. The first nine members of the Legal Services Board have been appointed and took up their posts on 1 September 2008. Chris Kenny was appointed as the first Chief Executive of the Board on 2 October 2008, and will take up the post formally on 1 January 2009.
The Chair of the OLC, Elizabeth France, has now been appointed following publication of the Select Committee's report on 31 October 2008. The appointment runs from 1 November 2008 for three years. The LSB has begun the recruitment campaign for the members of the OLC and it is expected that the ordinary board members will be appointed in early 2009.
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