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
I want to complain, should I still pay the service provider’s fee? 15/03/2024 Tagged: FAQs Legal fee service provider fee
Accessibility 26/06/2026 Our service is for everyone who needs our help in resolving a service complaint. We make every effort to ensure that our website, our documents, and our service are easy to use and are accessible to everyone. We can do this by providing information in a different format such as large print, Braille, on an audio CD or audio file, or in another language. Tagged: accessibility BrowseAloud Deaf Hard of hearing Blind Different formats Support
Can I ask the Legal Ombudsman to look at my complaint if I’ve already accepted a remedy from my service provider? 15/03/2024 Tagged: Complaints How to complain to your service provider FAQs
The Legal Ombudsman's Top tips for responding to complaints 26/03/2024 In our experience, these are the most essential things you need to be aware of when you deal with complaints. Tagged: Responding to complaints Learning resources lawyer information solicitor information
Factsheets 30/09/2024 Our factsheets are short and easy to digest, and give an overview of the relevant topic. Tagged: factsheets
Agreeing on a remedy 26/03/2024 Our front end team helped this firm and customer agree on a suitable remedy to put things right...
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
My service provider has asked me to attend a meeting to discuss the complaint. Do I have to go? 15/03/2024 Tagged: How to complain to your service provider FAQs First tier complaints handling
What if my service provider wants more than eight weeks to sort out my complaint? 15/03/2024 Tagged: How to complain to your service provider FAQs First tier complaints handling
Legal Professional information 26/03/2024 Helping legal service providers Tagged: Professional guidance Information for solicitors Information for lawyers training and events Preventing complaints Resolving complaints
OLC Operating framework 26/03/2024 Section 117 of the Legal Services Act requires the Legal Ombudsman to “have regard to such generally accepted principles of good corporate governance as it is reasonable to regard as applicable to it”. The purpose of this document is to demonstrate how the OLC is discharging this obligation under the Act. Tagged: OLC Operating framework OLC Office for Legal Complaints
Signposting consumers to the Legal Ombudsman 24/06/2024 This signposting pack has been created to help you meet the statutory requirements. It includes suggested text you could use to signpost customers to the Legal Ombudsman (LeO) and when you should do this. Tagged: Signposting Consumer resources FAQs factsheets guidance Signpost
Poor complaint handling let this barrister down 26/03/2024 We found the service of this barrister to be reasonable but not the complaint handling...
Out of jurisdiction 26/03/2024 Mr I was unhappy with the firm's service, however the firm were not actually providing a service to him…
