Tesco Legal Services

Tesco is currently launching its own range of legal services

, after Lord Falconer's call for an increase in cheaper and more accessible legal advice.

In addition to discounted will writing and storage services, Tesco Legal is also poised to offer a DIY divorce kit for less than ten pounds, which put an end to a marriage without the need for a solicitor or legal professional.

The leading supermarket chain is also set to roll out DIY letting agreements and packs containing all forms people need to set up a limited company. These packs are accompanied by an online help service and a glossary of terms to help navigate the complexities of legalise. For more intricate legal problems the site offers a solicitors directory of those who can offer more complicated advice.

Experts see Tesco Legal Store as a pioneer in this area and reports suggest that other high street businesses will follow their lead, perhaps expanding on what Tesco are offering, especially in light of the ownership reform rules.

After the consultation document was announced back in July 2009, Falconer suggested that the so called 'Tesco law' would be a benchmark for legal advice being offered to the public via a range of high street companies, although Sir David Clementi, who spearheaded the consultation, played down the idea and branded the term 'Tesco law' a distraction from the matter in hand.

Whatever term you want to give it, the prospect of DIY or budget law is certainly a likely one, and if it is rolled out across more companies then the likelihood will be that fewer people will seek legal advice via the traditional channels, with many in the field raising concerns about the quality of this type of legality and urging the public to continue using reputable solicitors practices.

Despite this though, The Law Society, whose members are likely to be most affected by the reform, have said that they see Tesco's legal arm as an "innovative addition to the market", suggesting that they see room for both types of legal advice in the market.

by: Jane O'Shea

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