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
Office for Legal Complaints - Rules of procedure 26/03/2024 Rules of Procedure for the OLC Tagged: Rules of procedure OLC Office for Legal Complaints Legal Ombudsman Scheme
OLC publishes 2025/26 Business Plan for the Legal Ombudsman 09/04/2025 Office for Legal Complaints publishes 2025/26 Business Plan for the Legal Ombudsman
Customer Service Principles 26/03/2024 This page sets out the values and the customer service principles that provide the framework for how the Legal Ombudsman resolves disputes, conducts investigations and engages with stakeholders. The core values are: open, fair, independent, effecitive. The customer service principles are: we will always be clear with you / we will be understanding and approachable / we will make good use of everyone's time / we will be impartial, thorough and base our work on facts / we will make a difference. Tagged: complaints handling resolving disputes customer service principles
OLC publishes 2023/24 Budget, Business Plan and Interim Strategy 14/05/2024 The Office for Legal Complaints has published its Business Plan and Budget for 2023/24 for the Legal Ombudsman (LeO), together with an interim strategy for 2023-24.
Ruling that an offer is reasonable 26/03/2024 The ombudsman decision is that the offer for compensation, made by the solicitor, is reasonable. Tagged: Our rules