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In England and Wales, the Legal Services Ombudsman was a statutory officer that investigated allegations about the improper, ineffective or inefficient way that complaints about lawyers are handled by their respective self-regulating professional bodies. The Ombudsman is appointed by, and is answerable to, the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice.〔Courts and Legal Services Act 1990, ss.21-26/ Sch.3〕 It has been abolished under the Legal Services Act 2007 The first Ombudsman was appointed to start work on 2 January 1991. During the first decade of operation, the office undertook 10,531 investigations: *9,456 complaints about solicitors; *1,036 complaints about barristers; and *39 complaints about licensed conveyancers. Around 60% of the firms of solicitors in England and Wales and around 8% of practising barristers were subject of a complaint to the Ombudsman in that time. ==Powers== The Ombudsman could:〔Courts and Legal Services Act 1990, s.23〕 *Recommend that the professional body re-investigate a complaint; *Order the re-investigation; *Formally criticise the professional body; *Award compensation for distress or inconvenience. There was also a power to re-investigate the original complaint but this is only used in exceptional circumstances. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Legal Services Ombudsman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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