The solicitors’ governing body is called The Law Society; in 2005 membership of The Law Society became voluntary.
The Solicitors Regulation Authority regulates solicitors
Solicitors can form partnerships, and since 2001 they can form Limited Liability Partnerships.
However, the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 and Access to Justice Act 1999 gave solicitors rights of audience.
Tesco Law - Reforms in the LegalServices Act 2007 to make legal work as accessible for consumers as buying a tin of baked beans from a supermarket and allowing big companies to buylawfirms, causing the reforms to be dubbed ‘Tesco Law’.
