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LeO launches transparency discussion paper
1 October 2019 The Legal Ombudsman (LeO) has today published a discussion paper on Transparency and Reporting Impact. This paper begins a conversation about how we could improve our currenting reporting on the work...
October 1, 2019
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Office for Legal Complaints welcomes Independent Review of Legal Services Regulation
18th September, 2019 OLC responds to the publication of the interim report for the Independent Review of Legal Service Regulation. Here is the press release.
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