a post by Neil Rose for the Legal Futures blog
The new rulebook for solicitors may lead to a “new breed” of multi-disciplinary practices (MDPs) emerging that integrate legal services with a very wide range of services for individuals, one of its architects has predicted.
Crispin Passmore, former strategy director at the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), also forecast that in future more firms could face regulatory action in future, instead of the current focus on individuals.
The SRA announced last month that its new Standards & Regulations (S&R) would come into force on 25 November. The 130-page rulebook includes two short codes of conduct for firms and individuals respectively.
Writing on his website, Mr Passmore – who is now a consultant – said the most significant new freedom was probably that solicitors could deliver non-reserved legal services to the public from unregulated businesses.
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