The Law Society could face fresh calls for an overhaul of legal education when it splits its regulatory and representative arms next year, it has emerged, just days after Chancery Lane rolled out the next stage in the controversial review.

Under the latest proposals, which have been agreed by both the Training Framework Review Group(TFRG) and the society’s standards board, only students with prior qualifications will be able to win exemption from completing the Legal Practice Course (LPC).