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HM Courts and Tribunals Service is rolling out a national pilot for probate that will enable legal professionals to access the online service.
Your weekly update from the Law Society's public affairs team on all the latest developments and debates in Parliament and across Whitehall.
William McSweeney is the Law Society's technology and law policy adviser, working on the impact of key emerging technologies on the law.
Law Society president Simon Davis said: "Today's Supreme Court ruling is a vital expression of the checks and balances that exist in our democracy".
LLM student Sachin Nair, specialising in competition law, discusses the relationship between competition law and the emergence of Big Tech, and how this has led to a "revival" of this area of law in terms of its underlying policy goals.
Siddique Patel, solicitor at Shoosmiths specialising in Islamic family law, discusses a campaign for equality for faith marriages.
Technology has the potential to unlock justice for all, according to our new report, but it is by no means a "silver bullet".
We've published guidance for the profession on what to do if you encounter a victim of modern slavery.
We will be attending the Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat party conferences this autumn as part of our influencing work on behalf of members.
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