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COLPs Supplement | Regulatory considerations for LDPs

There are just fewer than 500 practices that have converted to LDP status since this ?format of practice became possible. Their special position has not received quite the ?same emphasis as the majority of more conventional law firms. Bronwen Still explains ?the situation they now find themselves in

COLPs Supplement | FAQs

The COLPline team considers some of the issues they are most frequently asked about, from outsourcing to avoiding conflicts in conveyancing instructions, and from money laundering to the obligation to act fairly ?to clients in non face-to-face situations

Barrister partnership aims for ABS status by year end

SRA-regulated barrister-led LDP plans next move as it recruits first silk

ABS countdown | Could ABS catch on outside England and Wales?

The continued recession could well make governments in other jurisdictions forget about their concerns about independence of the legal profession and abandon their opposition ?to alternative business structures, says Stuart Bushell

Update | Judicial review

Gareth Mitchell looks at the likely impact of implementing the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2011 on the funding of judicial review claims

Boutique commercial firm is ABS number ten

Founder is former Browne Jacobson partner

Lord Chief Justice announces ten per cent increase in general damages from 1 April 2013

Increase will apply to personal injury cases, nuisance, defamation and 'all other torts which cause suffering, inconvenience or distress to individuals'

Practitioners need to convince clients of the value of expert advice in advance decisions, says Andrew Cusworth