February 2024

CLSB regulatory performance

2024-02-22T10:37:25+00:00February 20th, 2024|

Today the CLSB received top marks from the Legal Services Board in its latest assessment of the UK legal regulators' performance. The only other organisation to achieve this was the Solicitors Regulation Authority – the largest of the sector’s regulators – proving that regulators of all shapes and sizes [...]

October 2023

Costs Lawyer practising certificate fee 2024

2023-10-23T09:30:39+01:00October 23rd, 2023|

Following public consultation, the Legal Services Board has approved a practising fee of £290 for Costs Lawyers in 2024. The LSB’s Decision Note can be viewed here. Applications for a 2024 practising certificate will be sent to currently regulated Costs Lawyers by email in early November.

July 2023

Consultation: Costs Lawyer practising fee for 2024

2023-07-20T09:55:09+01:00July 19th, 2023|

The CLSB has opened a consulation on the practising certificate fee for Costs Lawyers in 2024. We propose to set the fee at £290 in 2024. The full consultation paper and annexes are available on our website and provide further information about how the fee is set, collected and used, [...]

May 2023

Consultation: Costs Lawyer Code of Conduct

2023-05-19T12:23:08+01:00May 19th, 2023|

The CLSB has opened a consultation on changes to the Costs Lawyer Code of Conduct, the core principles of professional conduct to which Costs Lawyers must adhere, fostering public confidence in individual practitioners and the profession as a whole. From 2019 to 2023, the CLSB carried out a systematic [...]

April 2023

Vacancy: Director of Policy

2023-04-05T12:45:02+01:00April 5th, 2023|

The CLSB is looking for an experienced regulatory policy expert to join our small collaborative team as Director of Policy, working flexibly approximately two days per week. The job description, person specification and application process are available here. Deadline for applications: 30 April 2023.

February 2023

Approval of new Training Rules

2023-02-20T11:53:11+00:00February 20th, 2023|

The Legal Services Board has approved new Training Rules for Costs Lawyers. The Training Rules are part of the new qualification framework developed by the CLSB, which aims to ensure prospective Costs Lawyers receive high quality, relevant training and assessment, and to assure the CLSB that every graduate is [...]

January 2023

CLSB regulatory performance

2023-01-12T16:39:29+00:00January 12th, 2023|

The Legal Services Board has published a report of its November 2022 assessments, showing the CLSB is the only legal regulator providing sufficient assurance across all of the standards. The report says the CLSB is a "well-run regulator" and "has been able to demonstrate a range of good practices [...]

November 2022

October 2022

Costs Lawyer practising certificate fee 2023

2022-10-27T09:40:18+01:00October 27th, 2022|

Following public consultation, the Legal Services Board has approved a practising fee of £281 for Costs Lawyers in 2023. The LSB’s Decision Note can be viewed here. Applications for 2023 practising certificates will be sent to currently regulated Costs Lawyers by email in early November.

August 2022

Consultation: Regulatory arrangements for the Costs Lawyer Qualification

2022-08-24T09:55:43+01:00August 24th, 2022|

The CLSB has opened a consultation on changes to its regulatory rules for the Costs Lawyers Qualification (CLQ), which is the professional qualification that an individual must obtain before they can practise as an authorised Costs Lawyer. The proposed changes are intended to align the CLQ with the new [...]