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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...

Failure to prevent fraud: how law firms and legal teams can prepare

Amy Bell sets out the steps law firms and legal teams can take to prepare for the ‘failure to prevent fraud’ offence coming into force...

Westminster update: Law Society addresses the UK-EU reset in the House of Lords

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: UK-EU...

Westminster update: lord chancellor delivers spring statement

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: spring...

Westminster update: lord chancellor celebrates 200 years of the Law Society

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: new...

Changes to arbitration law in England and Wales – Arbitration Act 2025 explained

The new Arbitration Act received Royal Assent in February 2025. International arbitration lawyer and Law Society International Committee member, Ben Giaretta, explains the changes and...

Law professor or rock star? Fighting for the rule of law in Istanbul

It’s not often that you can compare a lawyer to a rockstar, but that was what I was reminded of as the Istanbul Bar Association...

Westminster update: Assisted Dying Bill committee stage

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: our...

Westminster update: lord chancellor announces record courts investment

Your weekly update on the latest developments and debates in Parliament and across Whitehall. This week: record courts investment, justice spending and the Border Security...

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