Regulatory upheaval: MoJ reshuffle leaves reforms uncertain as LSB drops Herbert Smith for judicial review

The future of regulatory reform of the legal sector appears to be hanging in the balance as justice minister Helen Grant, who announced the review in June, is replaced by former solicitor Shailesh Vara and further announcements over changes to the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) team are awaited.

The review, which has seen regulators and representative bodies including the Solicitors Regulation Authority, the Law Society, the Bar Standards Board (BSB), the Bar Council and the Legal Services Board (LSB) submit proposals for reform to the MoJ, is currently one of a number of issues being considered as the MoJ decides what the revamped team’s ‘portfolio’ will include.

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