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Right to request flexible working should begin with job offer

People should be able to make a flexible working request from the moment they are offered a job, say solicitors’ leaders.

03 Dec 2021
Remote witnessing of wills is a useful option but not a game-changer

Our survey on whether to extend remote witnessing of wills has found that only a small proportion of solicitors have chosen to use it for their clients.

02 Dec 2021
LSB must give frontline regulators room to understand challenges facing the public

The Legal Services Board’s (LSB) draft policy statement on empowering consumers aims to improve consumers’ understanding and engagement with the legal services market.

01 Dec 2021
Investment needed to ensure justice for rape victims

Improvements to rape victims’ experiences of the criminal justice system will only be achieved if sustained investment is forthcoming

01 Dec 2021
Proposal for housing legal advice a step in the right direction

Tenants facing repossession proceedings – and potential homelessness – could be in line for enhanced legal support under new proposals by the Ministry of Justice.

26 Nov 2021
SIF consultation: Consumers could be left high and dry by solicitors’ regulator

Solicitors leaders today warned that consumers could be left high and dry if the regulator pushes ahead with the discontinuation of post six-year run off cover (PSYROC) and the closure of the Solicitors Indemnity Fund (SIF).

24 Nov 2021
Discontinuation of SIF could leave consumers high and dry

We respond to the publication of the Solicitors Regulation Authority's consultation on continuation of post six-year run off cover and the Solicitors Indemnity Fund.

23 Nov 2021
UK must urgently open Afghan resettlement scheme

Solicitors leaders call for the new Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme to be opened amid pleas from legal sector workers in the country.

23 Nov 2021
New forms launched as upfront information drive continues

The push to make more property information available upfront continues with new versions of several key conveyancing forms.

22 Nov 2021
Ambition needed to confront the climate crisis

Following the COP26 summit, the Law Society is paving the way for the legal profession to help combat the climate crisis.

19 Nov 2021
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