Press releases

In a new report, the Law Society of England and Wales analyses the impact of measures on the ability of vulnerable people to access justice and legal advice during the pandemic.

We've worked with the property and conveyancing industry to produce a uniform industry pledge that buyers and sellers can use in this unusual market.

We are pleased to announce that Lubna Shuja has won the Law Society's presidential election.

We've warned that years of defunding British justice has placed the legal sector’s economic viability at risk, following the chancellor’s announcement on the winter economy plan.

We're warning against the passing of the Overseas Operations Bill, which would strip overseas military personnel of their rights and undermine their reputation on the world stage.

Following a new MoJ report we agree that more work needs to be done to make the judiciary diverse and representative.

We welcome the announcement of a new fee for the time defence solicitors spend scrutinising evidence.

We warned that the UK is on the cusp of a historic change of direction as the Internal Market Bill entered its House of Commons committee stage.