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This factsheet explains how we look at complaints against service providers who are no longer open. Most of the complaints that are brought to us are about solicitors and the information here concentrates on those service providers.

Responses sent by the Legal Ombudsman to other organisations consultations and discussions.

Stakeholder responses to external consultations

Guidance and resources on how consumers can complain about their legal service provider.

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.

The Legal Ombudsman outlines its service principles, what you can expect from us and what we expect from you.