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Accountants hit back after Law Society protests over ABS regulator bid
Thursday, 27 June 2013The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales has hit back against Law Society objections to its application to become an alternative business structure regulator, claiming the public interest was “built into accountants’ DNA”.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures, ICAEW, Institute of Chartered Accountants, Law Society, Legal Services Act, Legal Services Board, probate
Posted in Alternative business structures, Latest news
Law Society set for confrontation with ICAEW over ABS application
Tuesday, 26 February 2013The Law Society will challenge the application by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales to become an alternative business structure regulator, Legal Futures can report. The question of separating regulation and representation is a key bone of contention.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures, ICAEW, Institute of Chartered Accountants, internal governance rules, Law Society, Legal Services Board, probate, will-writing
Posted in Alternative business structures, Latest news, Other lawyers
Accountants launch bid to become ABS regulator, with 100 applications in the offing
Tuesday, 18 December 2012Accountants could start offering reserved probate services to the public as soon as next autumn, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales said yesterday as it submitted its application to become a regulator of probate services and alternative business structures.
Tags: estate administration, ICAEW, Institute of Chartered Accountants, probate, reserved legal activities, will-writing
Posted in Alternative business structures, Latest news, Other lawyers
Accountants attack bid to pull them into regulatory net for will-writing and estate work
Friday, 28 September 2012Accountants should be excluded from Legal Services Board plans to reserve will-writing and estate administration, their professional body has argued. Meanwhile, it is not yet clear whether the SRA will be allowed to regulate will-writers.
Tags: estate administration, ICAEW, Institute of Chartered Accountants, Law Society, Legal Services Board, Legal Services Consumer Panel, Solicitors Regulation Authority, will-writing
Posted in Latest news, Legal Services Board, Other lawyers
Accountants told to respect spirit of legal services reforms if they want to regulate probate
Tuesday, 11 September 2012The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales needs to abide by the spirit of the legal services reforms if it is to regulate probate work, the Legal Services Consumer Panel has urged.
Tags: accountants, ICAEW, Institute of Chartered Accountants, probate, reserved legal activities
Posted in Consumer panel, Latest news, Other lawyers
Here come the accountants – ICAEW launches ABS regulator bid
Friday, 29 June 2012Around 100 firms of accountants are expected to become alternative business structures, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales said today as it unveiled its draft application to become a regulator of legal work.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures, estate administration, ICAEW, Institute of Chartered Accountants, probate, reserved legal activities
Posted in Alternative business structures, Latest news, Market monitor, Other lawyers
IPReg set to apply this year to become ABS regulator number 3
Tuesday, 22 May 2012The Intellectual Property Regulation Board (IPReg) will apply this year to become an alternative business structure licensing authority, it has emerged, joining the Solicitors Regulation Authority and Council for Licensed Conveyancers.
Tags: Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys, Council for Licensed Conveyancers, ICAEW, ILEX Professional Standards, Institute of Chartered Accountants, Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys, Intellectual Property Regulation Board, IPReg, Solicitors Regulation Authority
Posted in Alternative business structures, Latest news, Other lawyers
ICAEW bids to regulate accountant-led ABSs on back of probate rights application
Thursday, 23 June 2011The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) is investigating how it can license accountancy firms to become alternative business structures and provide legal advice to clients, Legal Futures can reveal. The ICAEW is set first to apply for the right to regulate its members to provide reserved probate activities.
Tags: ABS, accountants, Alternative business structures, ICAEW, Institute of Chartered Accountants, probate
Posted in Alternative business structures, Legal Services Board, Market monitor, News
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Five key issues to consider when adopting an AI-based legal tech
As generative AI starts to play a bigger role in our working lives, there are some key issues that your law firm needs to consider when adopting an AI-based legal tech.
Bulk litigation – not always working in consumers interests
For consumers to get the benefit, bulk litigation needs to be done well, and we are increasingly concerned that there are significant problems in some areas of this market.
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.
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