Press releases

Changes to the money laundering regulations should focus on increasing the effectiveness of efforts to tackle money laundering through a more risk-based and proportionate approach.

Our response to the Westminster Commission on Legal Aid’s report on the sustainability and recovery of the legal aid sector.

I. Stephanie Boyce has been inaugurated as the 177th president of the Law Society of England and Wales.

It’s time to modernise the process of obtaining lasting power of attorney (LPA), but only with sufficient safeguards in place for the most vulnerable, the Law Society of England and Wales warned as it responded to the LPA consultation.

Solicitors who champion some of the most vulnerable people in society were feted at the Law Society Awards 2021.

The value of English law has been highlighted in a new report which points to the opportunity it has in underpinning global transactions.

Solicitors in England and Wales will celebrate Black History Month by embracing the ‘Proud to Be’ theme, which encourages Black people to celebrate and share the pride they have in their heritage and culture.

A new version of the police station protocol envisages a return to in-person advice in most cases, with some exceptions.

Official family court statistics for April to June 2021 published on 30 September show there were an estimated 66,357 new family law cases – up 14% compared to the same period in 2020.

Sustained investment is urgently needed across the criminal justice system to tackle the backlog.