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
Legal Ombudsman’s Head of IT nominated for transformation award 26/03/2024 Legal Ombudsman’s Head of IT nominated for transformation award
Rising demand highlights opportunities to improve legal services 23/07/2026 Rising demand highlights opportunities to improve legal services
OLC launches plans for the Legal Ombudsman amid record demand 09/04/2026 OLC launches plans for the LeO amid record demand
Working together to improve outcomes in legal services 26/03/2024 Working together to improve outcomes in legal services
Equality, diversity and inclusion 08/06/2026 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
Accepting in ‘full and final settlement’ can restrict Ombudsman investigating 13/03/2026 Accepting in ‘full and final settlement’ can restrict Ombudsman investigating
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
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.
Clear estimates help clients understand and plan for legal costs 23/07/2026 Clear estimates help clients understand and plan for legal costs
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
Registers of interests and expenses 16/07/2026 Registers for the OLC, Senior Management and Ombudsman team Tagged: Office for Legal Complaints governance
The price of separation: Divorce related legal complaints and their causes 26/03/2024 The price of separation: Divorce related legal complaints and their causes
Best practice complaint handling guide 26/03/2024 The aim of this guide is to help you improve the overall service you provide to your customers. By sharing best practice with you, we hope you will be able to reduce the number of complaints that are escalated to the Legal Ombudsman and improve service standards across the profession. Tagged: Signposting complaint handling best practice scheme rules language responding to complaints final response remedies
Senior Management and Board recruitment 13/01/2025 Senior Management and Board recruitment Tagged: Press release
