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Rwanda and refugee rights: six things to know about the Nationality and Borders Act

The Nationality and Borders Act became law in April 2022, making sweeping changes to the UK asylum system. Here are six key things you should...

PM’s “misleading and dangerous” attack on lawyers undermines the rule of law

“It is misleading and dangerous for the prime minister to name-call lawyers who are upholding the rule of law,” said I. Stephanie Boyce in response...

Big win for rule of law: government retains judges’ discretion in judicial review reform

The government accepted a key Law Society recommendation and agreed to remove the statutory presumption from what is now the Judicial Review and Courts Act,...

The rule of law: what does it really mean?

In a keynote speech at Gray’s Inn on 15 February 2022, I. Stephanie Boyce, president of the Law Society, set out her view of what...

Threats and intimidation against Lebanese lawyer Mohammad Sablouh

We’re concerned about the ongoing intimidation of Mohammad Sablouh. We've urged the relevant authorities to stop all acts of intimidation and harassment against Mr Sablouh...

Law Society calls on Egyptian government to release detained lawyer Mohamed El Baqer

The Law Society is urging Egyptian authorities to release Mohamed el Baqer, a lawyer who has spent the past two years in pre-trial detention without...

Civil legal aid is under threat – it’s time to act

The civil legal aid system is close to breaking point. Firms are closing and legal aid deserts are growing across the country. I. Stephanie Boyce...

Access to the legal profession and disbarments in Turkey

We've written to the Turkish authorities about our concerns about the hostile environment in which lawyers in Turkey have had to work since July 2016.

Are mental health and capacity laws at risk of being 'toxic'?

In the wake of the Britney Spears conservatorship hearing, Leanne Maskell looks at the Mental Capacity Act and the rule of law here in the...

Revocation of five Belarusian lawyers' licences to practise

We have written to the authorities in Belarus with our concerns about the revocation of the licenses to practise law of five Belarus lawyers who...

Arbitrary arrest, detention and alleged enforced disappearance of lawyers in Myanmar

We've written to the Ambassador of Myanmar with concerns about the military coup that took place in Myanmar and the violent repression of protesters.

Arrest and detention of the lawyer Leanid Sudalenka in Belarus

We wrote to the president of Belarus about the arrest and detention of a lawyer who provided legal advice to those detained, fined and arrested...

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