Legal Partnerships

With the recent change in law allowing barristers and solicitors to enter into partnership, Killian Flood offers his views on how the new business model might work in practice, and who stands to benefit from barrister/solicitor partnerships. As of 8 October, barristers can enter into legal partnersh

One in five law firms say they are likely to become legal partnerships in the next five years, according to a survey published by the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) to mark the introduction of the new business structure. As of today, solicitors can form partnerships with barristers, and

The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) has published the draft regulations for legal partnerships. The regulatory framework for legal partnerships, a new business structure for the delivery of legal services, is to be introduced in the coming months.

Legal partnerships are to be introduced this autumn, the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) has confirmed. A new page on the LSRA website provides more information about the new business structure, which will allow barristers and solicitors to form partnerships for the first time.

Barristers and solicitors will be able to form new 'legal partnerships' and provide legal services through them from later this year. The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) today launched a month-long targeted consultation on the draft regulatory framework for the introduction of the new leg

Work on regulations paving the way for solicitors and barristers to jointly provide legal services for the first time will begin following the passing of new legislation. The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) said it will soon begin consulting with the Law Society and the Bar Council on the