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Open for business—law firms to benefit from new business rules

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Published on: 10 December 2014

Published by a LexisNexis Practice Compliance expert

Table of contents

Original news
How is the SRA proposing to change the SBRs?
What has prompted these changes?
How is the SRA approaching the issue of separate businesses?
How might the removal of prohibitions change the working lives of law firms?
Are there any concerns around the proposed changes?
What should firms do next?

Article summary

Practice Compliance analysis: Could law firms benefit from proposals to relax the rules around law firms setting up businesses to carry out non-reserved legal activities? Iain Miller, a partner in the commercial dispute regulation department at Bevan Brittan, considers the possible impact of these proposals.

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