1 December 2023
This impact assessment sets out the potential impacts, both positive and negative, of the criteria for emergency payments and the prioritisation of how we will consider applications made to the fund.
20 July 2023
We intervene and close down about 40 solicitor firms a year to protect client interests. This report details trends from 2021 to 2022.
16 December 2022
The primary object of the Compensation Fund (the Fund) is to replace money which a defaulting practitioner or a defaulting practitioner's employee or manager has misappropriated or otherwise failed to account for.
23 June 2022
If we know that people are at risk of receiving legal services from a dishonest solicitor, or it is, for some other reason, necessary to protect the interests of clients, we can take action and close down a firm or a solicitor’s practice.
24 June 2021
If we know that people are at risk of receiving legal services from a dishonest solicitor, or it is, for some other reason, necessary to protect the interests of clients, we can take action and close down a firm or a solicitor’s practice.
1 December 2020
The primary object of the Compensation Fund (the Fund) is to replace money which a defaulting practitioner or a defaulting practitioner's employee or manager has misappropriated or otherwise failed to account for.
2 December 2019
The primary object of the Compensation Fund (the Fund) is to replace money which a defaulting practitioner or a defaulting practitioner's employee or manager has misappropriated or otherwise failed to account for.
1 October 2019
The primary object of the Compensation Fund (the Fund) is to replace money which a defaulting practitioner or a defaulting practitioner's employee or manager has misappropriated or otherwise failed to account for.
1 August 2018
The primary object of the Compensation Fund (the Fund) is to replace money which a defaulting practitioner or a defaulting practitioner's employee or manager has misappropriated or otherwise failed to account for.
7 June 2018
Key to improving accessibility is understanding what factors the public consider and what information they would like to know more about, when they have a potential need for professional legal support.
