NEW - 01/07/2009 - Badgering the OLSO - well, been waiting since February and is now JULY - 01/07/2009
NEW - 16/06/2009 - Badgering the OLSO - well, been waiting since February and is now JUNE - 16/06/2009
NEW - 26/05/2009 - The Latest from the SRA and the OLSO here
Update 09/05/2009 - More delays from the OLSO / SRA here
Update 11/05/2009 - It Goes ON... and ON... Yet More delays from the OLSO / SRA here, letter
here is the on-line form I completed this evening (23/02/2009)
The PDF was captured just before I hit the SUBMIT button.
I also wrote to them here
The OLSO site is here http://www.olso.org
Complain to them here http://www.olso.org/appform/default.asp
Update 26/02/2009 - Er... doesn't seem to work very well ... as far as I can tell ... email here
Update 16/03/2009 - Two more letters from OLSO's Gavin Brown - dated 24/02/2009 and 06/03/2009
The later one asks for more info which I supplied here
Gavin doesn't seem impressed, indeed, it almost sounds like he forgot his own letter of 6th March - see here.
Well, if the OLSO ignores this ... see Zahida Manzoor and the Chamber of Secrets
Nice one here from SFH ... CLICK :-) nothing to do with me, but this person's findings DO match my own from some years ago (we ARE keeping an open mind - surely even Ol' ZM can't think the "Most Inept Letter" is acceptable - can she?) ;-)
What folks said recently about the OLSO from here http://www.lcs-test.co.uk/comtlso.htm
Below...
Comments made about the OLSO by complainants...
Folks who are unhappy with the "Service" provided by the Law Society can complain to the Legal Services Ombudsman (LSO) - see here. In theory, at least, the Ombudsman can order the Law Society to re-open the complaint and/or pay order the Law Society to pay compensation for their "poor service".
Some of our survey respondents DID complain to the Office of the Legal Services Ombudsman (OLSO). Their comments about their experiences with this office are below:-
harassing and intimidating me then sent my complaint to scottish ombud
Useless
the LSO HAVE REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY FURTHER CORRESSPONDENCE FROM M
Fully supported caseworker's decision not to investigate
An incestuous extension of the LCS, and NOT independent
workshy and protecting lawyers
Useless
Useless
They failed in their duty to even look at it
See http://www.leasehold-outrage.com/pg_lso/legal_services.htm#2
None so far
Useless
I was intimidated and threatened by Robert Bartram
Useless
OLSO Lied to avoid investigating
great reluctance
same
report supported my complaint
Useless