If an investigation is commenced, the LSRA will notify the practitioner and require a response in (no later than) 10 working days.
Depending on the response, the LSRA may:
- request further particulars,
- convene a meeting, or
- make a determination (regulation 12(a)-(e)).
Where a breach of the advertising regulations is determined, the LSRA may:
- Request that the advertisement is removed from publication, or
- request an undertaking from the practitioner that they will desist from such contravention or alleged contravention and not repeat it in the future (regulation 12(f) & (g))
The LSRA reserves the right to investigate any alleged breach of the regulations as a complaint of misconduct on the part of a legal practitioner and the provisions of Part 6 of the Act of 2015 shall thereto apply (regulation 13).
