Outer Temple Chambers hires solicitor after entity approval
New setup will help manage international queries.
Regulation and compliance
LSB softens ‘prescriptive’ diversity approach
Consultation paper says some regulators have moved past 2011 guidance.
'Solicitor' warned over ‘meritless’ claim against two barristers
High Court judge refuses permission to refer barristers to bar regulator.
Nothing inherently riskier about ABS, says super regulator
Legal Services Board keen on government proposals for deregulation of alternative business structures.
Judge orders SDT to try again after botched strike-out
Mrs Justice Thirlwall says the prosecution case was not an abuse of process.
MoJ seeks to pave way for new wave of ABSs
‘In practice, ABS businesses have not been shown to attract any greater regulatory risk than traditional law firms’ – justice minister Lord Faulks.
MoJ consults on further liberalisation
‘In practice, ABS businesses have not been shown to attract any greater regulatory risk than traditional law firms’ – minister.