Alternative Business Structures
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The CLC and Access to Justice
Improving access to justice is one of the regulatory objectives set out in the Legal Services Act 2007, which all Approved Regulators – and the oversight regulator, the Legal Services Board – are required to uphold and promote. The CLC elected to require individual licensed conveyancers to provide an Access to Justice Statement as part…
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The emergence of "dumbed-down" lawyers in a post ABS world
David Bott, president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, expressed concerns at the annual conference regarding the rise of ‘dumbed-down, legal-lite’ lawyers due to alternative business structures. He warned that new entrants to the personal injury market might prioritize efficiency over legal depth, impacting overall service quality.