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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...

Law Society welcomes UK signing first landmark treaty for the protection of lawyers

The Law Society of England and Wales welcomes the UK’s signing of the Convention for the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer, the first binding...

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...

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...

Justice at risk: Dismissal of Istanbul’s bar leadership sparks concern

The recent court ruling* to remove the president of the Istanbul Bar Association, İbrahim Özden Kaboğlu and all board members from office is an attack...

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...

US actions against lawyers undermine the rule of law

The US sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) personnel violate international human rights, warn the Law Society of England and Wales in a joint...

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...

Apply for the 2025 King's Counsel competition

The 2025 King’s Counsel competition is open from 14 March to 25 April. We encourage all eligible solicitors to apply.

Imran Khan KC talks racism, Stephen Lawrence and legal aid

Imran Khan KC started working in the community, fighting against racism and injustice when he was a teenager. So, when he took on the Stephen...

“It's been a great privilege to be a corporate lawyer and do human rights work – I feel humbled by it all”

Tony Fisher shares his key moments as a solicitor, from unprecedented U-turns from the House of Lords to his work on the first binding international...

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