According to reports in the UK media this week, the Law Society may be planning to transfer some of its regulatory powers to an external body, in a development which is in marked contrast with the body's previous determination to police the legal profession alone.
Legal Week revealed that during a two day meeting in Birmingham last week which aimed to create an agenda for the Society's two year 'corporate plan', a call to 'lead and manage the process of transferring responsibility for consumer complaints to an external body' proved highly popular in a vote.
The news service reported that:
'The result of the 'brain-storming' meeting, which was attended by senior officials and council members, is the first sign of the society moving away from its commitment to retain its dual role as trade union and policeman for the profession.'
Observers have suggested that this apparent change of heart may have been sparked by the recently announced government sponsored review of the legal profession.
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