Who Will Invest in UK Law Firms When It Becomes Legal in 2011 ?

Law firms as an investment opportunity for non-lawyers? You bet. It is by now well-known that an Australian plaintiff's firm went public back in 2007. This August 3 article from Bloomberg covers the reality that in 2011, it will become legal in the UK for non-lawyers to invest in law firms, and describes several groups that say they are interested in investing in UK law firms.