The structure and function of the law society, including the possibility of
regulating alternative business structures, is a key question as the Law Society of Alberta's members vote in their bencher election this week.
The new regulatory approach applies to all law firms, and will apply to owners of companies who may not be lawyers when the SRA begins to
regulate alternative business structures
Not exact matches
Most controversial among these is the proposal that «lawyers should be allowed to practise in
business structures that permit fee - sharing, multidisciplinary practice, and ownership, management, and investment by persons other than lawyers or other
regulated legal professionals,» in other words,
alternative business structures.
They are launching The Divorce Surgery as an
alternative business structure regulated by the Bar Standards Board later this week.
Mancini Legal Limited is a
Alternative Business Structure Authorised and
Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA No: 591292)
Leyton UK Partners LLP (registered number OC388386) is an
Alternative Business Structure (ABS) authorised and
regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) under licence number 619453 in respect of legal work.
Regulated entities include traditional lawyer - owned law firms as well as «licensable bodies,» otherwise referred to as
Alternative Business Structures or «ABSs.»
The Legal Services Act 2007 reformed the way in which legal services are
regulated in England and Wales, allowing for the creation of
alternative business structures (ABS).