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: Industrial Strategy centres legal services, ...

Key steps must be taken to get the justice system back online following a cyber-attack on the Legal Aid Agency.

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Robert Bourns, who served as the president of the Law Society from 2016 to 2017.

The convention is the first international binding treaty protecting rights of lawyers. The convention was adopted by the Council of Europe on 12 March 2025 and the UK signed in its first week. It will ...

Our admissions ceremonies are open to all solicitors admitted to the roll in England and Wales. There is no time limit to attend. Book your ceremony once you are admitted and celebrate your success ...

Years of underinvestment have brought the justice system to its knees. Victims, defendants and witnesses are suffering the consequences while hardworking solicitors are forced out of the sector. We're ...

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