The claimant renewed his application for permission to claim judicial review after refusal by Moses J to challenge the decision of the Legal Services Ombudsman who he had been asked to investigate the handling by the Law Society, via its Office for the Supervision of Solicitors, of complaints which he had about the service provided by solicitors who had been instructed in relation to the administration of the estate of the claimant’s late father.
Held: The application was misconceived: 2the Ombudsman’s primary function is to investigate the complaints handling of the professional bodies and not to consider the original complaint made against the members of the legal profession.’
Citations:
[2005] EWHC 1217 (Admin)
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Updated: 30 June 2022; Ref: scu.226737