Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2010
This page displays consultation papers issued by the Scottish
Government in relation to the Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2010
which received Royal Assent on 9 November 2010.
The primary aim of the Act is to remove the current restrictions in
the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980 on how solicitors can organise
their businesses. It will allow solicitors to form partnerships
with non-solicitors, and to seek investment from outside the
profession.
The new business entities permitted by the Act will be called
licensed legal services providers ("licensed providers").
Ownership and control of firms providing legal services under
the Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2010
This consultation is intended to seek views and inform the
Scottish Ministers' decision on who should be included in the
definition of "regulated profession" in section 49 of the Legal
Services (Scotland) Act 2010, and so be permitted to own a majority
or controlling share in a licensed provider.
For more information on Alternative Business Structures (ABS)
please refer to the
ABS section of our website.