SRA under fire for policing of referral fee ban and insurer/law firm ABSs

The Solicitors Regulation Authority came under fire this week for the way it is enforcing the referral fee ban, with its director of policy and strategy unable to tell solicitors how many investigations it has started since the ban came into force seven weeks ago.

Forget ABSs – AI, touchable holographs and telepresence robots “will transform the law”

Artificial intelligence will be in widespread use by tomorrow’s law businesses, serving clients who will be mobile users of “digital personal assistants” that use holographic displays and respond to the thoughts of their owners, according to futurologists.

Slater & Gordon chief urges firms to adopt employee ownership plans

Employee ownership of law firms is an opportunity to get the best young lawyers into early equity and minimise risk, according to Neil Kinsella, Slater & Gordon UK’s chief executive, as he outlined how the sector could respond to the changing legal landscape.

Exclusive: well-known PI firm unveils new post-LASPO ABS model

Well-known personal injury law firm Gorman Hamilton has launched a twin-track approach to life after LASPO, part of which has been to form an alternative business structure (ABS) in which a credit hire company has a minority stake.

Massive unmet legal need among small businesses, landmark research finds

Underwood: Co-op and Quindell will fail as public turns against “big faceless institutions”

Reform uncertainty forces new criminal law ABS to put external investment thoughts on hold