The Legal Services Act will allow barristers to form partnerships for the first time. Simon Garrod considers the implications the proposed changes will have
The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has given the question of how the Legal Services Act (LSA) will affect it in the future extensive consideration and consultation. The reality is that the consequences of this significant statute simply cannot yet be known, although it is clear it facilitates a potentially fundamental change in the way in which legal services will be provided to consumers in England and Wales.
