20th June 2008, 01:31 PM
Quote:quote:Originally posted by historic building
The legal ombudsman is to manage disputes between solicitors and their clients not within the law society itself.
No it's not, the Complaints procedure for the legal profession involves first going to the Law Firm themselves, then to the Law Society (which is a professional body funded by legal firms themselves) then and only then if a solution is not reached will the Legal Ombudsman consider a complaint. It has to have been 'through' the Law Society first. The legal Ombudsman also effectively therefore manages complaints that the Law Society hasnt been wholly fair or impartial.