High Court received seven applications against legal practitioners in 2022

In total, 1,352 complaints against legal practitioners were made to the Legal services regulator last year

Seven applications were issued to the High Court, for orders to enforce the LSRA's directions against legal practitioners.

Legal practitioners must comply with the Legal Services Regulatory Authority on foot of consumer complaints or risk being brought to the High Court, the complaints body has warned in its 2022 Annual Report.

Receiving a total of 1,352 complaints and closing a total of 1,438 last year, just under two-thirds were related to alleged misconduct, with 32% attributed to inadequate standards and the remaining 4% down to excessive costs.