LeO cannot require a service provider to conclude the administration of an estate 27/11/2025 The Legal Ombudsman cannot require a service provider to conclude the administration of an estate, especially where the issues are being caused by a third party.
OLC publishes 2023/24 Budget, Business Plan and Interim Strategy 14/05/2024 The Office for Legal Complaints has published its Business Plan and Budget for 2023/24 for the Legal Ombudsman (LeO), together with an interim strategy for 2023-24.
Office for Legal Complaints publishes 2023/24 Annual Report and Accounts 24/07/2024 Office for Legal Complaints publishes 2023/24 Annual Report and Accounts
Governance 06/08/2024 Information about the OLC and governance Tagged: Office for Legal Complaints Governance Legal Ombudsman Scheme Legal Service Board Executive Team Board OLC
Georgina Philippou to join the Board of the Office for Legal Complaints 26/03/2024 Georgina Philippou to join the Board of the Office for Legal Complaints Tagged: OLC members
Useful organisations 10/11/2025 This page includes information about regulators and advice / support organisations that may be useful to members of the public. Tagged: Signposting Useful organisations Helpful information Legal Ombudsman or SRA? Legal Ombudsman or CLC?
Office for Legal Complaints publishes 2024/25 Annual Report and Accounts 21/07/2025 Office for Legal Complaints publishes 2024/25 Annual Report and Accounts
Governance agreements 26/03/2024 Agreements which set out the working relationship between the Legal Ombudsman and other external stakeholders Tagged: Office for Legal Complaints governance Memorandum of Understanding
Legal Ombudsman’s Head of IT nominated for transformation award 26/03/2024 Legal Ombudsman’s Head of IT nominated for transformation award
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 to complain to your service provider 26/03/2024 This factsheet will tell you more about making a complaint to your legal service provider. Tagged: complaining to a lawyer complaining to a solicitor factsheets consumer journey
Equality, diversity and inclusion 28/11/2025 The Legal Ombudsman has a strategy for ensuring that the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) are at the heart of everything we do – both as an employer and as a public service. Tagged: equality diversity inclusion
Accessibility statement 06/08/2024 This page features our website accessibility statement. The website is run by the Legal Ombudsman and outlines the accessibility services that we provide. Tagged: Accessibility statement