Who We Are 13/05/2024 Our job is to help resolve disputes between consumers and legal service providers. We are independent and impartial and base our assessment on the evidence provided. We aim to reach a resolution that is fair and that works for everyone involved. We help consumers to resolve complaints. We also help legal service providers to better understand such complaints, so they don’t happen again. Tagged: Office for Legal Complaints OLC Legal Ombudsman Scheme How we work
How to complain to your service provider 26/03/2024 This factsheet will tell you more about making a complaint to your legal service provider. Tagged: complaining to a lawyer complaining to a solicitor factsheets consumer journey
CMA: OLC response to the review of legal services 26/03/2024 CMA: OLC response to the review of legal services Tagged: Office for Legal Complaints Consultation
Ombudsman decision data 08/11/2024 Data about the decisions made by ombudsman. Tagged: performance data decision data KPIs
Chief Ombudsman announces new position 26/03/2024 Chief Ombudsman announces new position Tagged: Chief Ombudsman Press release
Legal Professional information 26/03/2024 Helping legal service providers Tagged: Professional guidance Information for solicitors Information for lawyers training and events Preventing complaints Resolving complaints
OLC publishes new strategy and business plan for LeO 03/05/2024 Office for Legal Complaints publishes new strategy and business plan for the Legal Ombudsman
LeO welcomes LSB's framework for achieving a positive complaints culture 29/05/2024 Legal Ombudsman welcomes Legal Service Board’s framework for achieving a positive complaints culture
Policy statement – approach to complaints where the respondent also provides non-legal services 26/03/2024 Policy statement – approach to complaints where the respondent also provides non-legal services Tagged: Policy statement Non-legal services Non-legal service providers Corporate policies
The service provided no value 26/03/2024 This firm provided a service of no value and charged more than they advised...
Providing a service 26/03/2024 The firm challenged our jurisdiction and failed to respond to the complaint as they were acting for the mortgage lender and not Mr Z…
Service failings caused emotional distress 26/03/2024 This firm caused unnecessary emotional distress with service failings in an immigration case...
Invitation to Tender - Service Complaints Adjudicator 26/03/2024 Tender for Service Complaints Adjudicator
How We Work 26/03/2024 Every year we help resolve thousands of complaints about the legal service from consumers who are unhappy with their legal service provider. Tagged: common complaints Scheme Rules governance case studies Consumers Ombudsman regulated firms