THE Law Society of Scotland has applied to be the regulator of legal firms which take up alternative business structures (ABS).
If approved by the Scottish Government, the ABS will allow non-regulated professionals to hold 49% of a Scottish firm.
Austin Lafferty, president of the Society, said new providers would have to go through a robust process to gain approval and would be subject to the same degree of regulation as traditional law firms.
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