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10 years of mapping pro bono

The Thomson Reuters Foundation’s TrustLaw Index of Pro Bono maps the scale and trends of pro bono work around the world. Discover how England and...

Shared ownership, stamp duty and spray foam: nine property stories you might have missed

We roundup some of the latest stories property solicitors should have on their radar.

Westminster update: Legal Aid Agency cyber-attack

Your weekly update from the Law Society’s public affairs team on all the latest developments and debates in Parliament and across Whitehall. This week; Legal...

Protecting lawyers from attacks – the UK signs a new international treaty

In recent years there has been an increase in attacks on lawyers for doing their job. The Convention for the Protection of the Profession of...

Westminster update: lord chancellor announces new prison capacity measures

Your weekly update on the latest developments and debates in Parliament and across Whitehall. This week: prison capacity measures, statutory timelines for asylum appeals and...

Watch: a solicitor apprentice sets the record straight

Aqsa Ullah on common misconceptions about apprenticeships, how the pathway offers great opportunities for career progression – and why persistence was key to her application...

Westminster update: £92 million funding boost for criminal legal aid

Your weekly update from the Law Society’s public affairs team on all the latest developments and debates in Parliament and across Whitehall. This week: stand...

Westminster update: lord chancellor pressed on legal services regulation

Your weekly update from the Law Society’s public affairs team on all the latest developments and debates in Parliament and across Whitehall. This week: updated...

Westminster update: Law Society gives evidence on treaty scrutiny

Your weekly update on the latest developments and debates in Parliament and across Whitehall. This week: treaty scrutiny, closer trading ties with the EU and...

Human rights in English and Welsh courts – the Universal Periodic Review

The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a human rights process in which every country has now had its human rights record reviewed three times since...

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