Improving access to justice is one of the regulatory objectives set out in the Legal Services Act 2007, which all Approved Regulators – and the oversight regulator, the Legal Services Board – are required to uphold and promote.
The CLC elected to require individual licensed conveyancers to provide an Access to Justice Statement as part of their Alternative Business Structure (ABS) application.
Access to justice was also one of the issues considered during the development of ABS licensing. Our article on the Legal Services Board’s 2009 alternative business structures consultation explains the wider background and distinguishes the original proposals from today’s authorisation framework.
Read the CLC’s review of the access to justice statements.
Historical note: The source originally linked from this article is no longer available at its former address.
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