All Alternative business structures articles
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News‘15 years of inertia’: Scottish firms unite to lobby for non-lawyer ownership
Holyrood approved the introduction of ABSs in 2010 - but the Law Society of Scotland has failed to act.
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NewsLegal liberalisation an engine for growth, says study for MoJ
Reforms since the 1980s have helped sector grow at a faster rate than the UK economy as a whole.
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NewsLitigation funder could buy stakes in US firms
Investment in 'managed service organisations' could avoid state bar bans on non-lawyer ownership.
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NewsCouncil law firm makes £575,000 loss after costly IT meltdown
Pathfinder Legal's business model is ‘to charge lower legal fees than other private sector options’.
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NewsMore redundancies at EY legal practice
Big Four firm could let go around 30 people from its law business.
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NewsEuropean court delivers potentially fatal blow to alternative business structures
In a closely watched dispute, the CJEU rules that safeguarding the independence of lawyers justifies banning ‘purely financial’ investment in law firms.
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NewsCreditors of online legal advice firm approve sale plans
LawBite’s website remains online as its 33 creditors approve administrators’ plans to sell the company’s assets.
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NewsBDB Pitmans rebrands as US giant plants its flag in London
Incorporation of BDB Pitmans set to be the first of several offices to open around the world.
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NewsSRA swoops on new model SME firm
Lawbriefs offered online legal advice through the LawBite subscription platform.
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NewsCo-op Legal Services continues upward trajectory
Thousands more cases being opened in the first half of 2024 - with further growth targeted.
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OpinionWhy is the legal profession still resistant to alternative business structures?
Law firms and even judges can’t seem to grasp that the sector has moved on.
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NewsManchester law group targets acquisitions with private equity cash
Beyond Law Group wants to increase its speciality service in new UK locations.
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NewsEuropean Union a small step closer to alternative business structures
Landmark dispute referred to ECJ from Bavaria could help decide the question of third-party ownership of law firms across the bloc. But there is a long way to go.
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NewsFletchers owner splashes £74m on acquisitions in two years
Spending spree included £32m purchase of a case acquisition specialist Blume.
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NewsSRA to be probed over SSB collapse
Legal Services Board broadens scope of inquiry into failure of Axiom Ince.
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NewsProfits soar at Co-op Legal
Wills, estate planning and probate services business announces operating profits up 163% to £21m on revenue up 48% to £68m.
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NewsEY reveals redundancies as legal ‘disruptor’ set to close
Riverview Law was acquired with great fanfare but will be wound down.
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NewsAxiom may be ‘unable to continue in its current format’
Firm not taking new instructions following suspension of three partners earlier this month.
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NewsUnsecured creditor claims against Pure Legal top £40m
Recoveries are so low that even preferential creditors fear walking away with huge losses.
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NewsLoss adjuster takes on law firms by bringing claims in-house
Sedgwick says new legal services arm can provide 'more efficient and cost-effective' alternative.