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The famous 34

Thirty four organisations had applied to become alternative business structure by the end of the first week the SRA started operating as a licensing authority. We have a crack at identifying them, blending hard information and educated guesswork

Known unknowns

All we know about alternative business structures is that they can take an infinite number of shapes, so is the Solicitors Regulation Authority really equipped to take on the role of frontline regulator? Definitely, head of the ABS team Ann Morgan tells Jean-Yves Gilg

SRA unveils 'flexible' ABS application process

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has unveiled the two-stage application process to be followed by organisations seeking authorisation to trade as alternative business structures.

ABSs will make legal services “more accessible”, Djanogly says

As the first ABS applications arrived at the SRA today, justice minister Jonathan Djanogly said the change would make legal services “more accessible”.

SRA to move in beneath Marco Pierre White at The Cube

The SRA will be moving to The Cube, a striking new office building in Birmingham city centre, this summer, the regulator has announced.

Hostage to fortune

Nobody can predict how outcomes-focused regulation will turn out, so, while firms need to prepare, why the doom over the new regulatory framework? asks Mike Scutt

To report a fault, please hold

The SRA's guidance on reporting requirements may be unclear at the moment, but firms should still devise their own policy on making reports, says Susanna Heley

SRA must not 'drop the ball' on diversity

Risk-based approach could make it harder to collect data