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Coping with Christmas: should law firms close for the holidays?
Rita Gupta considers whether or not your law firm should close over the Christmas period
01 Dec 2023
Autumn statement: tax cuts and permanent full expensing
Your weekly update from our public affairs team on all the latest developments and debates in Parliament and across Whitehall.
27 Nov 2023
Westminster update: emergency legislation planned after supreme court ruling on Rwanda policy
Your weekly update from the Law Society’s public affairs team on all the latest developments and debates in Parliament and across Whitehall.
23 Nov 2023
My 'broader ecosystem' work with the socio-economic diversity taskforce
Joanna Hughes, socio-economic diversity taskforce working group member, addresses the importance of the group's most recent report on breaking the class barrier at senior levels...
22 Nov 2023
When anti-discrimination policies discriminate
Denise Atwell examines the difficulties older legal candidates can face.
22 Nov 2023
Are mental health and capacity laws at risk of being 'toxic'?
In the wake of the Britney Spears conservatorship hearing, Leanne Maskell looks at the Mental Capacity Act and the rule of law here in the...
22 Nov 2023
King's speech report
Your weekly update from our public affairs team on the latest developments in Westminster following the King's speech.
15 Nov 2023
Westminster update: lord chancellor announces legal aid rise
Your weekly update from the Law Society’s public affairs team on all the latest developments and debates in Parliament and across Whitehall.
01 Nov 2023
Westminster update: lord chancellor unveils sentencing overhaul
Your weekly update from the Law Society’s public affairs team on all the latest developments and debates in Parliament and across Whitehall.
23 Oct 2023
Westminster update: MoJ called on to investigate whiplash backlog
Your weekly update from our public affairs team on the whiplash backlog, power of attorney legislation and the UK-Switzerland RPQ agreement.
25 Sep 2023
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