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English legal firms 'encroaching' on Scotland

Campaigners warn that delays to legal sector reform in Scotland risk allowing English law firms such as Higgs LLP and Stowe Family Law to dominate innovation north of the border. Both firms, backed by private equity, have expanded into Scotland through deals with Vialex and Kee Solicitors, circumventing rules that currently restrict alternative business structures (ABSs). Critics say the Law Society of Scotland has shown "regulatory inertia" by postponing implementation of reforms already approved under the Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2025. A new group led by firms including Simpson & Marwick, Miller Samuel Hill Brown and Inksters argues there is strong demand for change and that Scotland is falling behind England and Wales. They claim introducing ABSs would attract investment, support succession planning, and improve consumer choice.

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