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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.
The Nationality and Borders Act will fundamentally change the UK immigration system for asylum seekers and refugees and damage Britain’s reputation as a just nation.
The government has made a concession to protect the rights of individuals in the final stage of the Judicial Review and Courts Bill in Parliament, after sustained lobbying by the Law Society of England and Wales.
Investment is needed across the crisis-hit justice system or unacceptable delays will continue, the Law Society has warned.
Solicitors maintained services to their clients through successive lockdowns, according to our 2022 Financial Benchmarking Survey.
The Legal Ombudsman’s (LeO) proposed changes to its Scheme Rules have been broadly welcomed by solicitors’ leaders.
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has announced it's deferring the closure of the Solicitors Indemnity Fund (SIF) by 12 months, until September 2023.
The Legal Services Board’s (LSB) policy statement on empowering consumers sets expectations for legal services provider regulators to offer useful information to consumers about the cost and quality of their services, but solicitors’ leaders warned these throw up real challenges as one legal case is rarely directly comparable to another.
The Law Society has published guidance for criminal defence solicitors ahead of direct action by barristers.