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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.

Children fall victim to growing crisis in family courts

Thousands of children are negatively impacted by the growing crisis in the family justice system, as the MoJ releases quarterly statistics that show rising delays...

Record numbers waiting years for trial

New figures published on the Crown Court backlogs show they have grown over the last quarter to 66,547, an increase of 3% on the previous...

Further cuts to compound justice crisis

We warn that further budget cuts will severely impact the already crisis-hit justice system.

Supreme Court ruling end of the line for Rwanda policy

The Supreme Court has ruled the government’s policy to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful.

Windrush’s 75th anniversary: “my client’s stories about the scandal must be heard while they’re still alive”

How our country reckons with our complicated history is a discussion increasingly had in the mainstream. To mark Black History Month, Dr Connie N Maina...

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