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MoJ to forge ahead with legal regulator separation from Law Society

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Sarah Downey
2 November 2016
Legal regulationLegal affairs

The Ministry of Justice is set to forge ahead with separating legal regulators from their representative bodies, and has revealed further plans to review how the Legal Services Board (LSB) and Legal Ombudsman are operating in a bid to drive efficiency.

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