The Society of Indian Law Firms (SILF) has slammed a government proposal to set up a Legal Services Board.
The Legal Practitioners (Regulation and Maintenance of Standards in Professions, Protecting the Interests of Clients and Promoting the Rule of Law) Act, 2010, suggests the establishment of a board modelled on the UK Legal Services Board, which would establish a consumer panel and an ombudsman and be responsible for regulating legal practice, including India’s bar councils, client service and legal education.
In addition, the board could hold lawyers accountable for providing deficient or negligent advice. Patent agents, income tax practitioners, customs clearance agents, customs and immigration law practitioners, trademark attorneys and lawyers, lawyers providing legal services in their chambers and other legal professionals who do not fall within the ambit of the Advocates Act are among those who could face action by the board.
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