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ABSs capture a third of personal injury market, SRA research reveals
Thursday, 12 June 2014ABSs account for a third of all turnover in the personal injury market, the first accurate overview of the progress of alternative business structures has revealed.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures, LDP, legal disciplinary practice, new businesses, personal injury
Posted in Alternative business structures, Latest news, Market monitor
Pioneering ‘barrister law firm’ reveals ambitious expansion plans
Friday, 25 October 2013Artesian Law, the barrister-led legal disciplinary practice, is set to double in size after 18 months in business by actively recruiting associate members in order to expand beyond its mainstay of criminal legal aid work.
Tags: Barristers, LDP, legal disciplinary practice
Posted in Latest news, Market monitor
Manchester firm ties up joint venture with insurer as law centres win ABS exemption extension
Friday, 27 September 2013A Manchester law firm has launched a joint venture alternative business structure (ABS) with one of its major insurer clients. Meanwhile, the transitional exemption from ABS licensing currently afforded to not-for-profit organisations has been extended indefinitely.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures, Intellectual Property Regulation Board, IPReg, legal disciplinary practice, Legal Services Board
Posted in Alternative business structures, Latest news, Legal Services Board, Market monitor, Other lawyers
In brief: latest ABS, Co-op wins contract, top firms “don’t want” external cash, SRA race probe
Thursday, 29 November 2012Our regular round-up of important news nuggets includes the newest SRA-licensed ABS, an advice contract for the Co-op, a survey of top firms on how they are changing, a probe of SRA files to identify any racial discrimination, heavy fine for spam texters and much more.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures, Co-op, COFA, COLP, compliance officer for finance and administration, compliance officer for legal practice, equality and diversity, external investment, Intellectual Property Regulation Board, IPReg, legal aid, legal disciplinary practice, legal process outsourcing, probate, Solicitors Regulation Authority
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ABS conversion deadline for LDPs under review
Monday, 12 November 2012The Solicitors Regulation Authority is under pressure to extend its April 2013 deadline for legal disciplinary partnerships with non-lawyer partners to become alternative business structures, after the Legal Services Board said it was “unlikely” to insist on it before 2014.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures, Council for Licensed Conveyancers, LDP, legal disciplinary practice, Solicitors Regulation Authority
Posted in Alternative business structures, Latest news, Other lawyers, Solicitors
BSB sets course for barrister partnerships in 2013 and ABSs in 2014
Monday, 22 October 2012Barristers are likely to be allowed to form partnerships next year and before they can create alternative business structures, the Bar Standards Board said last week. Meanwhile, it dropped a proposal to force barristers to withdraw from cases where a client refuses to reveal previous convictions to the court.
Tags: bar standards board, barrister-only entities, code of conduct, LDP, legal disciplinary practice, Legal Services Board
Posted in Alternative business structures, Barristers, Latest news
Juniors hire QC as the ‘barrister law firm’ expands
Friday, 27 July 2012rtesian Law, the groundbreaking SRA-regulated law firm set up by six junior criminal law barristers, has named Bryan Cox QC as its first associate member. Mr Cox is a tenant of New Park Court Chambers in Leeds.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures, Barristers, LDP, legal disciplinary practice, Solicitors Regulation Authority
Posted in Barristers, Latest news, Market monitor
American bar ditches bid to introduce non-lawyer ownership of firms
Wednesday, 18 April 2012The American Bar Association has dropped plans for any changes to its policy prohibiting the non-lawyer ownership of law firms. Having rejected more radical ideas such as ABSs, it had proposed a form of legal disciplinary practice.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures, LDP, legal disciplinary practice
Posted in Alternative business structures, Latest news
Revealed: groundbreaking barristers’ chambers launches as SRA-regulated partnership
Thursday, 22 March 2012Six criminal law barristers have set up a chambers structured as a partnership and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Artesian Law is already looking to expand due to the number of instructions it has received.
Tags: ABS, advocacy, Alternative business structures, bar standards board, Barristers, criminal law, LDP, legal aid, legal disciplinary practice, Solicitors Regulation Authority
Posted in Alternative business structures, Barristers, Latest news, Market monitor, Solicitors
PI firms need scale to survive, says firm pumping £3m into its business
Wednesday, 22 February 2012Personal injury firms need scale to survive in future, a Manchester law firm has warned as it gears up for a £3m investment into growing its practice. Express Solicitors is expanding ahead of ABSs, the referral fee ban and the extended RTA portal.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures, LDP, legal disciplinary practice, personal injury, referral fees, RTA portal
Posted in Latest news, Market monitor
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Keeping the conversation going beyond Pride Month
As I reflect on all the celebrations of Pride Month 2024, I ask myself why there remains hesitancy amongst LGBTQ+ staff members about when it comes to being open about their identity in the workplace.
Third-party managed accounts: Your key questions answered
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has given strong indications that it is headed towards greater restrictions on law firms when it comes to handling client money.
Understanding vicarious trauma in the legal workplace
Vicarious trauma can happen to anyone who works with clients who have experienced trauma such as domestic or other violence, child abuse, sexual assault, torture or being a refugee.
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