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The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is set to reform its approach to financial penalties including an increase of its fining powers by more than 1,000% without balancing these changes with appropriate safeguards, the Law Society of England and Wales said.
More needs to be done to ensure disabled, vulnerable and older people are not negatively affected by new digital lasting power of attorney (LPA) services announced by government.
The UK has started its free trade agreement (FTA) talks with Mexico today, with solicitors’ leaders hoping negotiators will lock in current legal services market access and increase trade in other sectors.
We are ramping up our campaign to save the criminal justice system and rallying the legal community to “join the fight” and respond to the UK government’s consultation on criminal legal aid.
Action is needed to strengthen and clarify rules surrounding strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs), the Law Society of England and Wales said in response to a Ministry of Justice call for evidence.
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is holding an urgent call for evidence on strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs). Read our response.
UK government must heed the growing number of bodies raising the alarm about the crisis in the criminal justice system.
Kinship carers must be given access to non-means tested free legal advice to ensure they know their rights and can secure a child’s future, avoiding the need for them to be taken into the care system, the Law Society of England and Wales said today in response to a parliamentary report.
Our response to the May 2022 Queen’s Speech, which announced a range of new bills and reforms.
LawCare and the Law Society of England and Wales have today joined forces to call for a change of culture in the profession, as they mark the start of Mental Health Awareness Week.