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Risk of miscarriages of justice if duty solicitor decline continues

Urgent investment is needed to halt the declining number of duty solicitors and avoid miscarriages of justice.

Spring budget: family law given investment, but criminal legal aid funding absent

The UK government has announced its spring budget, where it said it will invest in its early legal advice pilot. However, investment in the justice...

Civil legal aid: millions still without access to justice

New research published by the Law Society of England and Wales reveals millions are still unable to access justice when they need it, as charities...

Housing legal aid providers on the brink of collapse

New research published by the Law Society of England and Wales has shone a light on the depth of the crisis facing civil legal aid...

National Audit Office report lays bare the dire state of legal aid

A report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has today laid bare the lack of sustainability in the legal aid market and the lack of...

Spring budget 2024 – Law Society response

We’ve submitted our recommendations to the government on how they can use the spring budget to maximise the economic value of legal services.

People in limbo as criminal court delays worsen

New data released today shows the number of open cases in the magistrates’ courts continue to pile up, the Law Society of England and Wales...

Financial sanctions: how to comply

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has written to 1,000 firms about compliance with the UK’s financial sanctions regime.

Crime lower consultation: criminal legal aid – Law Society response

The government plans to standardise fee schemes for solicitors working in police stations and youth courts as part of its response to the independent...

Law Society High Court victory: government must rethink criminal legal aid funding before system collapses

Our judicial challenge against the government has been successful, following the High Court’s ruling that the government was irrational in refusing to increase criminal legal...

Civil Legal Aid Review: Providers actively leaving the sector

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has today (19 January) published its provider survey* of the civil legal aid market to inform its Civil Legal Aid...

Civil legal aid review: government launches call for evidence

The UK government has today (10 January) launched its call for evidence to inform its Civil Legal Aid Review.

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