Biggest Upheaval Since the Romans Went Home
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From Asterix in Britain
It has been described as the most significant upheaval in the legal profession in England and Wales since the Romans found the weather too depressing and went home, yet a column in The American Lawyer of December 2005 described it as "a big ho-hum on both sides of the Atlantic." Herewith (below) links to the actual White Paper and several other documents regarding the upcoming changes to the legal profession in the UK. Examine them at your leisure and then make your own call about which side is right about their likely impact. Personally, my money's on the former.
White Paper : The Future of Legal Services : Putting the Consumer First (UK Department of Constitutional Affairs) - October 2005. To download the whole white paper (158pp) click here
The Economic Implications of Partnership Restrictions in the Legal Services Sector and their Possible Removal - An Opinion (Professor Stephen Davies) - September 2005. To download a copy of this opinion, click here
Quality in the Legal Services Industry - A Scoping Study (UK Department of Constitutional Affairs) - August 2005. To download this report, click here
The Clementi Report: Potential Risks of External Ownership and Regulatory Responses - A Report to the Department of Constitutional Affairs (Professor Paul A. Grout, Professor of Political Economy, University of Bristol) - July 2005. To download this report, click here
The Organisational Structure of Legal Firms; a Discussion of the Recommendations of the 2004 Review of the Regulatory Framework for Legal Services in England and Wales (Richard A. Brealey, Emeritus Professor of Finance, London Business School and Julian R. Franks, Professor of Finance, London Business School) - July 2005.
To download this report, click here
The Benefits of Multiple Ownership Models in Law Services (James Dow, Professor of Finance, London Business School and Carlos Lapuerta, Director, The Brattle Group Limited) - July 2005. For a copy of this report, click here
Report of the Review of the Regulatory Framework for Legal Services in England and Wales (Sir David Clementi) - December 2004. This web site has links to each chapter and the whole report, as well as another report relating to barristers.
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