The Legal Practitioners (Regulations and Maintenance of Standards in Professions, Protecting the Interest of Clients and Promoting the Rule of Law) Act, 2010 (LPA) since its proposition by the Ministry of Law and Justice in November 2010, has been at the receiving end of flak. The LPA proposes to establish a Legal Services Board on the lines of the Legal Services Board (LSB) in the UK, suiting the Indian situation.