Ever since Jack Clementi announced that he had no objection to the idea of ‘Tesco law’, the profession has been holding its breath. The idea of household brands such as banks, insurers or supermarkets providing legal advice direct to the public promised to turn around centuries of professional privilege.
And now years of speculation are becoming a reality. The proposed Legal Services Bill was hotly followed by news that the Co-operative Group is setting up its own legal services division, headed by key personnel who left RAC’s own trailblazing legal arm after its takeover by insurance giant Aviva. The venture is still in the planning stages but represents both a threat and an opportunity to law firms across the UK. Where will they fit into a legal landscape where it may be possible to buy conveyancing with a tin of beans?
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