Alternative business structures

• … as Saga expands into fixed-fee private client services and bids for ABS status too
• ‘ABS to the shires’ targets membership worth £13bn
• ‘Click and collect’ law firm eyes major expansion after ABS licence award
• ‘Dispersed’ law firm scoops external capital from top SME investor
• ‘Social enterprise’ ABS set to merge with London councils’ joint legal team
• ‘Umbrella’ alternative business structures aims to build 1,000-lawyer network
• ‘Virtual’ law firm breaks historic ground with plan for stock market admission
• ‘We’ve done our homework on Quindell,’ Slater & Gordon insists
• “Bizarre” move to keep ABSs within compensation fund indefinitely gets green light
• “Brand-driven” law firm becomes ABS to start rolling out concept, starting with its own chambers