Non-lawyers could become partners in UK law firms by 2008, it has emerged, after the Government amended the Legal Services Bill to fast-track the early introduction of its controversial plans for alternative business structures (ABSs).
September 12, 2007 at 10:25 PM
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The original version of this story was published on Legalweek
Non-lawyers could become partners in UK law firms by 2008, it has emerged, after the Government amended the Legal Services Bill to fast-track the early introduction of its controversial plans for alternative business structures (ABSs).
The move, which has been heralded by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) as a ‘stepped approach’ to the full introduction of ABSs, underlines the UK’s status as one of the most liberal legal services markets in the world.
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