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Regulation and Education Authorisation and Monitoring Activity

This report concerns our quality assurance activity in relation to education and training. Unless otherwise stated, it relates to the period 1 September 2017 to 31 August 2018.

Risk Outlook 2019/2020

Our annual Risk Outlook sets out what we think are the risks and the challenges faced by solicitors and law firms.

The Law Society Compensation Fund Annual Report and Financial Statements For the Year ended 31 October 2019

The primary object of the Compensation Fund (the Fund) is to replace money which a defaulting practitioner or a defaulting practitioner's employee or manager has misappropriated or otherwise failed to account for.

Firms risk assessment exercise

Review: On 28 March 2019, we called in 400 firms' anti-money laundering firm risk assessments. All firms had declared to us that they were offering services within scope of the money laundering regulations.

Reasonable adjustments in the provision of legal services

We commissioned YouGov to explore what reasonable adjustments law firms could offer to make sure their services are more accessible for disabled people. As part of this they surveyed more than 3,500 disabled people through a combination of online surveys, one-to-one interviews and online forums. A workshop was also held with a number of local and national charities.

The Law Society Compensation Fund Annual Report and Financial Statements For the Year ended 31 October 2018

The primary object of the Compensation Fund (the Fund) is to replace money which a defaulting practitioner or a defaulting practitioner's employee or manager has misappropriated or otherwise failed to account for.

Advocacy in the solicitors' profession

This research was informed by an online survey taken by 2,830 individual solicitors and 851 firms. It looks specifically at advocacy in the profession within the context of the different areas of law of advocacy, and was designed to cover a wide range of topics.

Upholding professional standards 2017/2018 - Corporate reporting

Our Upholding Professional Standards report sets out information about how complaints are handled, how we conduct investigations, and how we decide whether and what sort of regulatory action is necessary.

Maintaining standards of service and reducing complaints - Risk publication

The standard of legal services and the actions of solicitors and firms has an impact on public confidence in the rule of law and the overall effectiveness of the operation of the legal system.

First tier complaints report

We have committed to publishing our first tier complaints data annually. This is part of our commitment to improve information about legal services.