Press releases

View our latest press releases for information on our campaigns, research, policy work and other activities. You can filter press releases by topic and by date.

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Court reform
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Criminal defence solicitors can’t be magicked up to cover extended hours, warns Law Society

The Law Society has reservations over plans to extend the opening hours of courts.

09 Aug 2020

Immigration
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Home Office review of algorithms in visa and immigration service is timely

We welcome news that the Home Office is to suspend and review pre-decisions by algorithm in visas and immigration.

03 Aug 2020

Regulation
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SRA plans to reduce compensation fund payments

The SRA announced the results of its latest consultation about changes to its Compensation Fund that reduce the maximum payment for a single grant.

27 Jul 2020

Private client
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Remote witnessing for wills to become law

We cautiously welcome news the government will allow wills to be witnessed remotely for the next two years in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

24 Jul 2020

Lawyers with disabilities
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Survey of disabled lawyers during COVID launched by Law Society

Our survey aims to find out how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the working practices of disabled lawyers in England and Wales.

23 Jul 2020

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