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I fail to see why any solicitor would object to this development, provided that the LeO is able to cover the costs of dealing with CMCs from the fees it raises from CMCs so that we do not subsidise the activity.
It will subject CMCs to the same scrutiny that we have to suffer, and will dilute the fixed central costs of LeO making its overall operations cheaper.
Anything will be better than the present arrangement involving the MoJ who are completely toothless. Once again I attach a letter from the MoJ following a complaint I lodged on behalf of a client who was being threatened, quite wrongly, by a CMC who claimed he owed them money for work it had never done.
"The Regulator is able to take action against businesses that fail to comply with the conduct rules. A number of potential breaches were identified upon review of your clients complaint, which were subsequently brought to the attention of the business. As ******* Limited has taken action to remedy these breaches, no further action can be taken by the Regulator in respect of your client’s specific complaint. It is not within the remit of the Regulator to determine the outcome of a complaint, order a business to provide redress (whether this is an apology or otherwise) or award compensation."
In other words, having been found out, all they had to do was say they would not do it again. No sanctions, no compensation, and not even an apology to the client.