ABS at the Bar

The Bar Standards Board has been given the all-clear by the Legal Services Board (LSB) for bringing alternative business structures (ABSs) within its remit. The LSB has recommended to the Lord Chancellor that the Bar Standards Board be permitted to regulate ABSs. Philip Robertson, director of policy at the Bar Council, says: “Giving barristers more freedom of choice as to how they provide legal services supports innovation and widens the range of options available to the consumer.”