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Responding to the UK Border Agency consultation on family migration, the Law Society has raised concerns about government proposals aimed at preventing 'sham' or forced marriages and abuse of the family immigration route.
The Law Society has described Government plans to create a new criminal offence of squatting as entirely disproportionate.
The Law Society has launched a High Court challenge to the Lord Chancellor's decision to abolish the committal fee in legally aided criminal proceedings for 'either way' cases.
The government could save £9 million a year in legal aid alone by improving efficiency in the wasteful criminal justice system according to a Law Society report
The achievements of Black and Asian lawyers is celebrated by the Law Society this month with a series of high profile events at Chancery Lane.
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The Law Society is stepping up its guidance to solicitors on the new outcomes focused regulatory regime with the launch of an OFR practice note. The move comes ahead of the Society's Risk 'Compliance Conference on October 6.
Professional legal bodies from the UK and India are jointly to thrash out a timetabled roadmap to pave the way for the legal sectors in both countries to benefit from greater access to India's legal services market.
The Law Society says reform of cohabitation law is badly needed as cohabitants should have proper redress in the event of a relationship breakdown, when their financial and property rights need to be adjusted
The Law Society has urged the government to rethink its plans to replace face-to-face legal aid with a telephone gateway service following legal action against the move.
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