Preventing complaints 18/12/2025 Guidance and resources which highlight best practice in customer service and the key drivers for complaints Tagged: Preventing complaints Annual complaints data good costs services case studies good complaints handling training and events
LeO News, edition 25 26/03/2024 Our newsletter updates our service providers on our latest activities and events, and features helpful guidance and informatoin for the legal service profession. Tagged: Newsletter
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
Managing unacceptable behaviour policy 03/03/2025 The Legal Ombudsman's guidance on managing unacceptable behaviour policy while in contact with someone using our service Tagged: consumer factsheets
LeO cannot require a service provider to conclude the administration of an estate 27/11/2025 The Legal Ombudsman cannot require a service provider to conclude the administration of an estate, especially where the issues are being caused by a third party.
Equality, diversity and inclusion 28/11/2025 The Legal Ombudsman has a strategy for ensuring that the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) are at the heart of everything we do – both as an employer and as a public service. Tagged: equality diversity inclusion
Blog by Elisabeth Davies, Chair of the OLC 26/03/2024 Elisabeth Davies, Chair of the OLC, provides an update on the Legal Ombudsman's 21/22 Business Plan. Tagged: Board blog OLC news
Governance 06/08/2024 Information about the OLC and governance Tagged: Office for Legal Complaints Governance Legal Ombudsman Scheme Legal Service Board Executive Team Board OLC