Legal Services Act 2007

E448897

The Legal Services Act 2007 is a major UK statute that reformed the regulation of legal services, introducing new oversight bodies and frameworks to promote competition, consumer protection, and independent regulation of lawyers.

All labels observed (2)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
United Kingdom statute ⓘ
abbreviation LSA 2007 ⓘ
appliesTo barristers in England and Wales ⓘ
legal executives in England and Wales ⓘ
licensed conveyancers in England and Wales ⓘ
notaries in England and Wales ⓘ
patent attorneys in England and Wales ⓘ
solicitors in England and Wales ⓘ
trade mark attorneys in England and Wales ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
createsBody Legal Ombudsman ⓘ
Legal Services Board ⓘ
Office for Legal Complaints ⓘ
definesTerm reserved legal activities ⓘ
enables licensing of alternative business structures ⓘ
establishesFrameworkFor regulation of legal services in England and Wales ⓘ
introducesConcept alternative business structures ⓘ
jurisdiction England and Wales ⓘ
legislature Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
overseenBy Legal Services Board ⓘ
policyArea competition law and policy ⓘ
consumer protection ⓘ
legal profession regulation ⓘ
primaryPurpose promotion of competition in legal services ⓘ
promotion of independent regulation of lawyers ⓘ
protection of consumers of legal services ⓘ
reform of the regulation of legal services ⓘ
regulates approved regulators of legal services ⓘ
regulatoryObjective encouraging an independent, strong, diverse and effective legal profession ⓘ
improving access to justice ⓘ
increasing public understanding of the citizen’s legal rights and duties ⓘ
promoting and maintaining adherence to the professional principles ⓘ
promoting competition in the provision of legal services ⓘ
protecting and promoting the interests of consumers ⓘ
protecting and promoting the public interest ⓘ
supporting the constitutional principle of the rule of law ⓘ
reservedLegalActivity administration of oaths ⓘ
conduct of litigation ⓘ
exercise of a right of audience ⓘ
notarial activities ⓘ
probate activities ⓘ
reserved instrument activities ⓘ
royalAssentDate 2007-10-30 ⓘ
section Part 1: The Regulatory Objectives ⓘ
Part 2: The Legal Services Board ⓘ
Part 3: Reserved Legal Activities ⓘ
Part 5: Alternative Business Structures ⓘ
Part 6: Legal Complaints ⓘ
shortTitle Legal Services Act 2007 ⓘ
yearEnacted 2007 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bar Standards Board → regulatesUnder → Legal Services Act 2007 ⓘ
Legal Services Board → legalBasis → Legal Services Act 2007 ⓘ
Legal Services Board → establishedBy → Legal Services Act 2007 ⓘ
Legal Services Act 2007 → shortTitle → Legal Services Act 2007 ⓘ
BSB Handbook → legalBasis → Legal Services Act 2007 (context of regulation) ⓘ
linked to: Legal Services Act 2007