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01 March 2012
Issue: 7503 / Categories: Legal News
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ABS first

SRA set to announce first alternative business structure

The first ABS (alternative business structure) will be named by the end of the week, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has said. So far, 125 firms have started applications, and 33 have completed them. The applications process is in two stages.

Antony Townsend, SRA chief executive, says the arrival of ABS “should have a major impact on consumers’ experiences of legal services; it should stimulate competition and encourage innovation”.

Issue: 7503 / Categories: Legal News
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes

NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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