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Government Conclusions

Competition and regulation in the legal services market

A report following the consultation "In the public interest?"

July 2003


Annex B: Regulating Legal Services Scoping Study

Contents

Executive summary pdf document [123kb]

Section 1. Objectives

Section 2. Research and Interview findings pdf document [80kb] Background
Regulatory complexity: the maze pdf document [392kb]
Overview of main concerns about regulation pdf document [150kb]
Main concerns about regulation

Section 3. Issues to be explored in a Review of the Regulation of the Legal Services Framework pdf document [346kb] Issues Map
SWOT analysis of issues

Section 4. Possible Approaches to the Review - constructing options Option 1 - Costs and benefits
Option 2 - Costs and benefits
Option 3 - Costs and benefits
Option 4 - Costs and benefits

Section 5. 'Pricing' the Options Comparison of options - main advantages and disadvantages
Economic analysis
Frontrunner options

Section 6. Overarching considerations for the review pdf document [252kb] Legal Constraints
International considerations
Corporate governance

Section 7. Conclusions
Appendix 1: Economic analysis underlying the regulation of legal services
Appendix 2: Regulating legal services, scoping study: breakdown of interview data
Appendix 3: Regulators, interested parties and change
Appendix 4: List of Interviewees
Appendix 5: Functions of main legal services regulators
Appendix 6: International Considerations in the Development of Proposals for the Overhaul of the Regulatory Framework for Legal Services in the UK
Appendix 7: Corporate Governance Issues for Lawyers
Appendix 8: Regulation of Legal Services Framework Map pdf document [392kb]

 

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