Wait for ABSs is over: Tesco law is here – The Guardian
“Alternative business structures will bring subtle, but significant changes in the way law is practised.”
The Guardian, 2nd April 2012
Souce: www.guardian.co.uk
Category: Solicitors Regulation Authority
SRA confirms debut trio of licensed alternative business structures – Legal Week
“The first three alternative business structures (ABS) to be licensed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) have been confirmed today (March 28), as the reforms ushered in by the Legal Services Act continue to gather pace.”
Legal Week, 28th March 2012
Source: www.legalweek.com
Outrage at £2.60 wage proposal for trainees – Law Society’s Gazette
“Trainee solicitors could be paid as little as £2.60 an hour in their first year under an amendment to the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s proposals for ending the minimum wage. The Law Society’s Junior Lawyers Division (JLD) today condemned the move as another step towards making the legal profession the ‘preserve of the rich’.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 21st March 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Djanogly: Reform to solicitors to give UK consumers greater choice – Ministry of Justice
“UK consumers and businesses will find solicitors’ firms more competitive, more accessible and more efficient following new reforms to legal services. From today, radical reforms to the legal sector are being accelerated by the addition of the Solicitors Regulation Authority to the licensing authorities for the new Alternative Business Structures (ABSs).”
Ministry of Justice, 3rd January 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
New vetting of solicitors procedure ‘unfair’ – Law Society’s Gazette
“New rules take effect today that could see aspiring solicitors barred from entering the profession because of a police caution or penalty notice.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 6th October 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Solicitors’ clients too often overcharged and left in dark, regulator says – The Guardian
“Customers who go to law firms are too often left in ignorance about progress in their case then burdened with a huge bill at the end of proceeedings, according to the chief executive of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).”
The Guardian, 6th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
SRA probes solicitors’ handling of Hackgate – The Lawyer
“The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has launched a formal investigation into the role played by solicitors in the News International phone-hacking scandal.”
The Lawyer, 22nd July 2011
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Regulator to miss October deadline for ABSs – Law Society’s Gazette
“The Ministry of Justice has confirmed that the Solicitors Regulation Authority will miss its 6 October deadline for an ABS licence.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 18th July 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
ABS timetable in danger of slipping – Law Society’s Gazette
“The Solicitors Regulation Authority may not be ready to license alternative business structures from the target date of 6 October.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 13th July 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Solicitor advocates make final effort to halt scheme – Law Society’s Gazette
“Solicitor advocates have made a final effort to stop a scheme that will see judges evaluating their competence, which they claim would discriminate against solicitors.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 8th July 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
LSB consults on appeal arrangements for SRA as a licensing authority – Legal Services Board
“The Legal Services Board (LSB) has today published a consultation on proposals to establish the appeals mechanism in relation to decisions made by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) should it be designated as a Licensing Authority under the Alternative Business Structures (ABS) framework. Annexed to the consultation is an impact assessment.”
Legal Services Board, 5th May 2011
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
New rules for solicitors focus on ends, not means – The Guardian
“Changes in regulation to emphasise outcomes that solicitors need to deliver for clients, rather than how they achieve them.”
The Guardian, 7th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Solicitors Regulation Authority unveils handbook – Law Society’s Gazette
“The Solicitors Regulation Authority published the final version of its new solicitors handbook this week, as it revealed it had received ‘quite a number’ of enquiries from potential new market entrants about becoming alternative business structures.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th April 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Tesco law’ – not the big bang, but it will change the face of legal services – The Guardian
“The Law Society’s decision to back an application by its regulatory arm to oversee alternative business structures applications is a significant step.”
The Guardian, 25th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
SRA board backs Tesco law powers and new conduct handbook – Legal Week
“The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) board has approved the watchdog’s application to become a licensing authority for alternative business structures (ABSs) today (15 March).”
Legal Week, 15th March 2011
Source: www.legalweek.com
Southampton lawyer seeks damages from SRA – Law Society’s Gazette
“A Southampton-based solicitor is seeking ‘substantial damages’ from the Solicitors Regulation Authority after it closed his firm in what he claimed to be an ‘outrageous and unwarranted’ action.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 6th January 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Risk of lawyer uninsurability ahead of SRA reform – The Lawyer
“Lawyers could become an uninsurable risk if the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) fails to reform the professional indemnity (PI) insurance regulations.”
The Lawyer, 10th May 2010
Source: www.thelawyer.com
