Kings Court Trust Blog | Regulation (2)

Government Decides Not to Reserve Will Writing

on 04-Jun-2013 09:00:00 By | Kings Court Trust |

The government has decided not to make Will writing a reserved legal activity, as proposed by the Legal Services Board (LSB).

What's Happening in the Legal Services Market?

on 07-May-2013 09:00:00 By | Kings Court Trust |

Over the next two years the UK legal services market is likely to exhibit modest growth levels, fuelled mainly by larger sector players and the increasing presence of new legal models, says YouGov in its Legal Services 2013 report.

April Seminar Success

on 03-May-2013 09:00:00 By | Kings Court Trust |

Thank you to all who attended our recent Partner seminars in Bristol, Swanley and Leeds. It was fantastic to see so many long-standing partners and lots of new faces too.

Scotland Delays ABS Introduction Until End of 2013

on 24-Apr-2013 09:00:00 By | Kings Court Trust |

The Scottish government is taking more time to review the application of the Law Society of Scotland to become an approved regulator and as such it will delay the introduction of alternative business structures (ABSs) at least until the end of the year.

SRA Improves Lower Risk ABS Application Process

on 27-Mar-2013 09:00:00 By | Kings Court Trust |

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is to speed up the process of giving lower-risk applications alternative business structure (ABS) status in a move to address concerns that the current procedure takes too much time, the Law Gazette has reported.

The ABS - A Key Driver of Change

on 22-Mar-2013 09:00:00 By | Kings Court Trust |

A new market report from the Law Society looking into the supply side of the legal services market has identified alternative business structures (ABSs) as a key driver of change in the sector.

Law Society to Challenge ICAEW's Bid to Regulate Probate

on 11-Mar-2013 09:00:00 By | Kings Court Trust |

The Law Society will contest the application by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) to regulate probate services and alternative business structures (ABSs), Legal Futures has reported.

STEP Disappointed With LSB's Decision on Estate Administration

on 26-Feb-2013 09:00:00 By | Kings Court Trust |

While commending the decision of the Legal Services Board (LSB) to recommend to the Lord Chancellor that Will writing should become reserved legal work, the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) has expressed dissatisfaction with the LSB's move to leave estate administration out of regulation.

CLC & CILEx To Apply to Regulate Will Writing

on 19-Feb-2013 09:00:00 By | Kings Court Trust |

The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) and the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) have confirmed their bids to become regulators of will writers, amid criticism of the recommendation by the Legal Services Board (LSB) to leave estate administration out of regulation.