Welcome to the Independent Test for Legal Complaints...

In October 2007, the new Legal Services Act was finally granted Royal Assent.  For at least 30 years solicitors and the Law Society of England and Wales have staunchly resisted the will of Parliament and the public.  Changes to the way "the profession" is regulated are expected until at least 2012 - this will no-doubt be against a background of strong resistance to change from a massively overpaid and (often) corrupt system.

What pressure can we, the public, put on the Government and the Law Society to finally bring this "house" into order?

Will the Act make any difference?  Have things changed at all yet?  Are they changing?

One essential tool is our on-line survey

It only takes a few moments.  Do you qualify to take part?

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The following is really intended for the machines - but people are welcome too... though you may prefer to navigate with frames...

HOME - Our home page with navigation and in the raw

  Test Details - How will it work?  Main links to...

   The History Page (the past 30 years in brief) and The Survey Page (an introduction - go for it, please)

   Which? Press Releases - 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, Response to White Paper

Survey Page - survey introduction navigation and in the raw

Survey Promotion - Help wanted!  People and Search-Engines!

Worries? - A few notes to dispel concerns.

Contact/FAQ - not a lot to date... but growING! - Mou1, 2

Links - Pro-Temps, at any rate!

Logo Use - do they have better things to do?  One hopes so... but I will laugh if they complain!

New Sections December 2008 / January 2009 

LCS - New Complaints about FDC Law - Made initially to the LCS, expected to be passed to the SRA

   ALCD findings here - Original here - Letter here - E-Mail here - Ack - Reply, reply (links incomplete 29/12/08) David

  LCS - The NEW Complaints about FDC Law, made 19/12/2008 (links incomplete 29/12/08)

  OCR of ALCD findings here - Head 1, ALCD Head 5 here - Head 2, ALCD Head 1 here - many external links

SRA - letters 1, ocr1 - info. 1, ocr, responses 1, html - 12/01/2009 - 2, 3, - Most Inept Letter Ever, 16/04/2009, Me, 3 May OLSO Whelan Whelan2

ILEX - placeholder for now - correspondence 1 and 2 and 3 and 4

Bar Standards Board - A Start HERE, Lies

OLSO - letters 1, 2, E-mails 1, 2 Secrets - MP's 1, 2, MoJ - MOJ2 MOJ3, More Delays, More, Letter, Again, 01/07/2009

ALCD Section below - probably closed December 2008 - Well Done ALCD

ALCD - The Association of Law Costs Draughtsman (alcd) - a complaint that inspired this site!

The following pages are semi-dynamic - they change regularly so check back soon...

News - about the site and more ... leading to UnjustIS Roundup, Miners (Data), Protest (words), No Publish, Hunt, 2, Demo, Irish, CN, KWCSM, Update, New MOJ Mail, FOI, More MOJ, Even More MOJ, Press, MPs, David Cameron, GP1, GP2, Coroner, Defeat, Fled, Stats, Gag, Quisling

Lexcel Maybe?  - possible bad start for Lexical? Drain YES - LEXCEL, More Lexcel

Avoid The Bad - our guide to choosing and using a solicitor!  Some names you may want to avoid?

  New March 2010 - Old, Avoid By NAME, Condensed Name List, <<< Updated June 2010 here

  Links now via a couple of cashed articles - 1 and 2 - well done the Daily Mail - Dean & Dean - are they YOUR cup of Tea?

Survey Results Page - main results tables leading to...

   A to Z of Law Firms - survey results - firms to avoid, perhaps?

   Comments about - The Office for the Supervision of solicitors (OSS) - here

   Comments about - The Consumer Complaints Service (CCS) - here

   Comments about - The Legal Complaints Service / Solicitors Regulation Authority (LCS/SRA) - here

   Comments about - The Quality and Service Standards Team (Q&SS) - here

   Comments about - The Office of the Legal Services Ombudsman (OLSO) - here

   Other Complaints - Problems with solicitors NOT covered in our standard questions

To Begin The Survey - a non-cached script

Tell a Friend - a non-cached script

Courts - new 25/10/2009 Direct Link - leading to Courts2 and many PDF's 1 Skels Barford Mitchell Questions Order Skool?

Court of Appeal 22/04/2010 - Main

Court of Appeal 15/10/2010 - Updated - LJ Thorpe, Appointment

Nowhere Yet - Government - Dan Norris Reply - MOJ Via Beverly Hughes 

CofA-Help Guidelines Press Exam 

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