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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,...
28 Apr 2022
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...
29 Mar 2022
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...
14 Jan 2022
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...
30 Sep 2021
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...
24 Sep 2021
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.
26 Jul 2021
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...
29 Jun 2021
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...
19 Mar 2021
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.
05 Mar 2021
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...
08 Feb 2021
Disbarment, arrest and detention of lawyers in Tanzania
We've written to the president of Tanzania about the disbarment, arrest and detention of lawyers in Tanzania.
04 Jan 2021
Killing of Tahir Elçi and lack of effective investigation into his death
We've written to the Turkish authorities to call on them to ensure fairness in proceedings against the death of Tahir Elçi, a lawyer killed in...
27 Nov 2020
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