LSB response to Government announcement on referral fees in personal injury

09 September 2011

In May 2011, after a review of the impact of referral fees on the legal services market as a whole, the LSB concluded that there was no regulatory case for a blanket ban. Our decision was informed by analysis of a wide-ranging evidence base.

Today’s announcement by Government, in the context of curbing “compensation culture”, concerns only personal injury claims, and clearly extends beyond the legal services market. We will continue to work with Government to ensure that any specific implications for legal services regulators are understood.