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

We welcome more investment in justice but warn that increased funding across the system is needed to avoid collapse.

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

Ahead of the autumn budget, the Law Society has warned that further Ministry of Justice cuts are untenable.

Your weekly update on all the latest developments and debates in Parliament and across Whitehall. This week: Labour's justice policies, sentencing powers and Justice Select...

Remote hearings will change in 2024. Claire Jukes from HMCTS explains what steps you can take now to prepare.

The Law Society has welcomed the election of Andy Slaughter as new chair of the Justice Select Committee.

Your weekly update on all the latest developments and debates in Parliament and across Whitehall. This week: the new cabinet, plans to address the prisons...

We’ve responded to the Supreme Court UK (UKSC) consultation on proposals to revise the Supreme Court Rules.

The president of the Law Society of England and Wales, Nick Emmerson, congratulated the new justice secretary, Shabana Mahmood, on her appointment.

Alarming new figures released today show the backlog of cases in our criminal courts continue to grow leaving victims and defendants waiting years for justice.

New data published today* shows an access to justice crisis for individuals and small businesses as the County Courts battle delays, with cases now taking...