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Take part in our 2021 essay competition: “Is social media the greatest arbiter of free speech?”
We've requested urgent action of several UN rapporteurs ahead of the second hearing in the criminal trial of the alleged perpetrators of the killing of Tahir Elci, former president of the Diyarbakir Bar Association.
We're holding an event with Amnesty International (UK) on how states can support human rights defenders and their work.
We've summarised the update from HM Courts and Tribunals Service on changes to the digital probate service.
We gave a statement with Lawyers for Lawyers on the situation of lawyers in Belarus to the 46th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council.
We've joined with international bar associations and human rights groups to arrange International Fair Trial Day, which will be observed every year on 14 June.
If you deferred your VAT payments due to COVID-19 and have not yet paid the tax due, you now have three options.
HMCTS has confirmed that a number of police stations and courts have reverted to undertaking remand hearings via Cloud Video Platforms.
The Solicitors Regulation Authority visited 74 firms to review their anti-money laundering policies, controls and procedures.
Find out how to apply to speak at English Law Day in Ekaterinburg, which we're hosting online in collaboration with the Bar Council from 25 to 26 March 2021.