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“Do not dismiss ABSs,” Lord Judge tells criminal law barristers
Friday, 31 October 2014Lord Judge, the former Lord Chief Justice, has warned criminal law barristers that the “old-fashioned chambers structures must be reconsidered” and they must not dismiss alternative business structures “out of hand”.
Tags: Alternative business structures, Jeffrey review
Posted in Alternative business structures, Latest news
Groundbreaking accountancy ABS targets broader range of legal services
Monday, 27 October 2014The first firm of accountants to become an alternative business structure (ABS) licensed by its own regulator is planning to extend the range of legal services it offers, its senior partner has revealed.
Tags: ABS, accountants, Alternative business structures, ICAEW
Posted in Alternative business structures, Latest news, Market monitor
ICAEW authorises first non-ABS firm to carry out probate work
Wednesday, 22 October 2014The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) has authorised the first non-ABS accountancy firm to carry out probate work.
Tags: accountants, Alternative business structures, ICAEW, probate
Posted in Latest news, Legal Services Act, Regulation
CLS switches volume conveyancing partner
Thursday, 16 October 2014Co-operative Legal Services (CLS) has announced that it is switching its volume conveyancing partner, from Blacks in Leeds to TCS in Cheshire. It said working with TCS “will allow us to broaden our offering for customers and members, and will increase the capacity of our service”.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures, Co-operative Legal Services, conveyancing
Posted in Latest news, Market monitor
Quindell targets £1bn turnover as deafness cases rack up
Monday, 13 October 2014Alternative business structure Quindell plc has nearly 45,000 noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) cases on the go as it bids to hit the £1bn turnover mark, its latest trading update has revealed.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures
Posted in Latest news, Market monitor
Kent council seeks ABS partner for £100m-plus joint venture
Monday, 13 October 2014Kent Legal Services – the legal division of Kent County Council – has formally launched its bid for outside investment by issuing a tender for a commercial partner with which it will form a joint venture/alternative business structure.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures
Posted in Alternative business structures, Latest news, Market monitor
East London ABS the first to specialise in Islamic finance
Wednesday, 8 October 2014A British PhD student, a Polish accountant and a Brazilian lawyer have come together to form a unique alternative business structure, the first to specialise in Islamic finance.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures, immigration, Islamic finance
Posted in Alternative business structures, Latest news, Market monitor
Top European debt purchaser buys specialist advocacy law firm
Tuesday, 7 October 2014One of Europe’s largest debt purchasers has acquired a Welsh law firm that specialises in outsourced advocacy following the grant of an alternative business structure (ABS) licence by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
Tags: ABS, advocacy, Alternative business structures
Posted in Alternative business structures, Latest news, Market monitor
KPMG granted wide-ranging waivers from SRA rules
Thursday, 2 October 2014The Solicitors Regulation Authority has granted KPMG 12 waivers from the rules governing solicitors, in what appears to be a work-around ahead of proposed new rules that will make it easier for multi-disciplinary practices to become alternative business structures.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures, reserved legal activities
Posted in Alternative business structures, Latest news
March of the accountants, part 2: ICAEW announces first ABS licence
Wednesday, 1 October 2014Top-20 firm Kingston Smith has become the first accountancy firm to be licensed as an alternative business structure by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales to carry out probate work.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures
Posted in Alternative business structures, Latest news, Market monitor, Other lawyers
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ABSs, cost and audits – fixing regulation after Axiom Ince
A feature of law firm collapses and frauds has sometimes been the over-concentration of power in outdated and overburdened systems of control.
The new sexual harassment law: first among equals?
If there is a case for enhancing compensation for sexual harassment cases, then surely there is an equally strong case for enhancing compensation for other forms of harassment?
Harnessing legal frameworks to drive decarbonisation
Lawyers have a unique and pivotal role in the global push toward decarbonisation. They are stepping up to help organisations integrate sustainability into everyday operations.
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