‘Anyone has a right to lay a complaint’ with Legal Practice Council

The legal profession’s regulator says it is not necessary for someone to have been personally affected to lay a complaint

15 May 2025 - 04:30

Anyone who believes a lawyer has acted unprofessionally has a right to lay a complaint with the Legal Practice Council (LPC) and it is not necessary for that person to have been “personally affected”, the LPC said in a statement this week. ..

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