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
MCRP launched to improve legal sector complaint handling 29/07/2026 New Model Complaints Resolution Procedure launched to improve legal sector complaint handling
Chief Ombudsman's introduction: a step change and an evolution 14/05/2024 The Office for Legal Complaints’ latest Annual Report and Accounts, published this week, highlights the step-change LeO has made in 2022/23. As we commit to staying the course in improving our service, we’re also looking ahead to the LeO of the future. Tagged: LeO News Annual Report Strategy
OLC consults on 2026/27 Business Plan and Budget for LeO 04/11/2025 OLC consults on 2026/27 Business Plan and Budget against backdrop of ‘unprecedented increase’ in complaints to LeO
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
Do you accept complaints about accountants? 15/03/2024 Tagged: Complaints accountants Complaints we investigate FAQs
Our organisation 17/11/2025 This page shows the members of the Office for Legal Complaints, the Executive team of the Legal Ombudsman and the Ombudsman team. Tagged: Board Ombudsman Executive Team Chief Ombudsman Chief Operating Officer Ombudsman team meet the team
