A new set of rules have been released by the Legal Services Board (LSB), which aim to clarify the separation between representative bodies and their regulators. The internal governance rules (IGRs) have been published following a series of public consultations that first began in November 2017. The rules which were released by the oversight regulator provide and define the relationship between the approved regulator and the regulatory body can be viewed here. Legal regulators now have one year to implement changes to bring themselves in line with the new rules.