Section 1 of the act defines eight
regulatory objectives: • Protecting and promoting the
public interest; • Supporting the constitutional principle of the
rule of law; • Improving access to
justice; • Protecting and promoting the interests of
consumers of
legal services; • Promoting
competition in the provision of legal services; • Encouraging an independent, strong, diverse and effective
legal profession; • Increasing public understanding of the citizen's legal rights and duties; • Promoting and maintaining adherence to the
professional principles; The
professional principles are: •
Authorised persons should act with independence and integrity; •
Authorised persons should maintain proper standards of work; •
Authorised persons should act in the best interests of their clients; • Persons who exercise before any
court a
right of audience, or conduct
litigation in relation to proceedings in any court, by virtue of being
authorised persons should comply with their duty to the court to act with independence in the interests of justice, and • Affairs of clients should be kept
confidential. ==The Legal Services Board==