Your weekly update from the Law Society’s public affairs team on all the latest developments and debates in Parliament and ...

Law Society of England and Wales looks at what 2025 holds for the legal sector as it celebrates its bicentenary.

The long-awaited pay rise for duty solicitors is a positive step in our campaign for fairer legal aid rates for our members.

Tens of thousands of children need decisions about their future to be made without delay, and people need better access to ...

Sign up to attend an in-house networking event in Newcastle to understand the Worker Protection Act 2023's duty to prevent ...

This impact story looks at how Irwin Mitchell set out to actively address its recruitment practices with a view to making these more inclusive and equitable for disabled candidates.

Your weekly update on all the latest developments and debates in Parliament and across Whitehall. This week: criminal courts review, MPs apply pressure on courts backlog, scrutiny on data bill.

LeO has made inroads to reduce case backlogs and customer journey times, however, it still needs to address the speed of ...

The Legal Ombudsman has made some welcome progress in reducing its case backlog. However, we're concerned about the pace of ...

If the public is to get the fair, efficient and timely justice we deserve, there must be sustained investment in all parts of the crisis-hit criminal justice system.

The growth from £6.7bn in 2021 to £8.4bn in 2022 to £9.5bn in 2023 shows that the international demand for English law is ...

As we mark Human Rights Day today (10 December), the Law Society of England and Wales draws attention to the risks human rights lawyers face across the globe.