This might sound spooky or even scary to many Canadian lawyers but could become a reality in England and Wales with
the launch of Alternative Business Structures (ABS) under the UK Legal Services Act.
Not exact matches
It was already considered a trailblazer as one
of the first in - house legal teams to obtain an
alternative business structure licence, and for
launching its successful legal process outsourcing venture.
Keen students
of the changing legal services market will recall that we
launched on the very day that
alternative business structures (ABSs) were introduced under the Legal Services Act.
The next 12 months may see the government implementing its planned changes to the legal aid system, many firms considering what
alternative business structures might mean for them, the
launch of the new code
of conduct and our international firms continuing their expansion into new and important global markets.