She is at work on a book - length look at
the effect of alternative business structures on legal practice in the U.K., Australia and the U.S., to be released by ABA Publishing.
Not exact matches
Looking further ahead, when
alternative business structures come into
effect, which is currently predicted for 2011, there will presumably be the need for a major overhaul
of the rules on separate
businesses and recognised bodies.
The relevant provisions
of the Act entered into
effect in 2011, and at the time this book went to press approximately 745 [35] «
alternative business structures» (ABSs) were authorized to operate.
There has been a lot
of debate over what adverse
effects alternative business structures and ownership models will have on the core values
of the legal profession, including lawyer independence, client confidentiality, and the duties owed by lawyers to a client — particularly the duty to avoid conflicts
of interest.