Office for Legal Complaints welcomes Independent Review of Legal Services Regulation 26/03/2024 Office for Legal Complaints welcomes Independent Review of Legal Services Regulation Tagged: Press release
Poor complaints handling results in additional impact and leads to higher remedies 31/03/2026 Poor complaints handling results in additional impact and leads to higher remedies
Office for Legal Complaints publishes 2022/23 Annual Report and Accounts 26/03/2024 Office for Legal Complaints publishes 2022/23 Annual Report and Accounts Tagged: Press release
Poor complaints handling and lack of clarity lengthens complaint resolution 19/01/2026 Poor complaints handling and lack of clarity lengthens complaint resolution
Clear communication and a thorough complaints review can save time 10/03/2026 Clear communication and a thorough complaints review can save time
Learning Resources 26/03/2024 Guidance and resources to support you, as a legal service provider, to resolve complaints brought to you by your clients Tagged: training and events Preventing complaints complaints handling lawyer information solicitor information
Good communication practices reduce complaints and improve client satisfaction 11/02/2026 Good communication practices reduce complaints and improve client satisfaction
Learning from complaints 26/03/2024 This article is part of LeO News, edition 24. Tagged: events Newsletter
LeO welcomes LSB's framework for achieving a positive complaints culture 29/05/2024 Legal Ombudsman welcomes Legal Service Board’s framework for achieving a positive complaints culture
Policy statement – approach to complaints where the respondent also provides non-legal services 26/03/2024 Policy statement – approach to complaints where the respondent also provides non-legal services Tagged: Policy statement Non-legal services Non-legal service providers Corporate policies
Office for Legal Complaints - Rules of procedure 26/03/2024 Rules of Procedure for the OLC Tagged: Rules of procedure OLC Office for Legal Complaints Legal Ombudsman Scheme
Customer Service Principles 26/03/2024 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. Tagged: complaints handling resolving disputes customer service principles
How We Work 16/03/2026 Every year we help resolve thousands of complaints about the legal service from consumers who are unhappy with their legal service provider. Tagged: common complaints Scheme Rules governance case studies Consumers Ombudsman regulated firms
OLC publishes 2025/26 Business Plan for the Legal Ombudsman 09/04/2025 Office for Legal Complaints publishes 2025/26 Business Plan for the Legal Ombudsman