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CLC Rights of Audience and Litigation application

Reference Number
Application Status
(29 July 2011)
Decision Period Documents Decision
2011/App5/CLC CLC application to become an Approved Regulator to award rights of audience and rights to conduct litigation The mandatory consultation has been undertaken. Links to the responses are included in the documents column of this table.

The LSB is undertaking its review of the application.
3 February 2011 to 2 February 2012

Schedule 4, 15(1) of the Legal Services Act requires that the LSB must give a decision on an application being made to the Board. This can be extended to no more than 16 months (Schd 4, 15(4)).

On 9 January 2012, we issued an extension notice pursuant to Schedule 4, 15(3) which extends the decision period to 1 June 2012. A copy of the extension notice can be found here.
Synopsis

Application

CLC Handbook

Consumer Panel Advice

Lord Chief Justice Advice

OFT Advice

CLC Response to mandatory consultees
The LSB has not granted this application. Please see our Decision Notice and Covering Letter for more information