Areas of law

These are the areas of law and legal practice in which the Law Society is most active.

	Alternative dispute resolution

	Charity law

	Children law

	Civil liberties and human rights

	Civil litigation

	Clinical negligence

	Commercial law

	Commercial property

	Company law

	Competition law

	Computer and IT law

	Consumer law

	Consumer redress

	Conveyancing residential

	Costs

	Courts, tribunals and judiciary

	Criminal law

	Disability

	Discrimination law

	EU law

	Employment law

	Environmental law

	Family law

	Financial and investment services

	Fraud

	Immigration law

	Intellectual property law

	International law (non EU)

	Judiciary

	Landlord and tenant - residential

	Legal aid - civil

	Legal aid - criminal

	Legal aid - immigration

	Mediation

	Mental health and incapacity law

	Older people

	Personal injury

	Planning law

	Practice management

	Professional regulation

	Tax law

	Travel and tourism

	Trust law

	Wills and probate