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Record-breaking number of divorce applications

Statistics for April to June 2022 show there were 33,234 divorce applications, the highest number of applications in a decade.*

Grave concern over falling number of criminal legal aid firms

Investment is needed as soon as possible to halt the declining number of criminal legal aid firms

Economic Crime Plan 2 will strengthen UK's response to illicit finance

The government’s Economic Crime Plan 2 will strengthen the UK’s global response to economic crime, the Law Society of England and Wales said today.

Economic Crime Bill: Lord Bellamy supports proportionate regulatory objective

Lord Bellamy’s statement in the House of Lords (27 June) has emphasised and agreed with many points made by the Law Society as the Economic...

Defective and dangerous legislation must be changed before it passes into law

Six key issues with the Illegal Migration Bill must be dealt with before it passes into law, the Law Society has warned.

Law Society launches professional ethics programme

The Law Society of England and Wales has today launched its professional ethics web hub as part of its three-year programme to support our members...

New recruits for the Law Society Board

Four new independent members have been appointed to the Law Society of England and Wales Board. They take on the role from 1 September as...

£11.3m emergency investment needed for early legal advice providers

We're calling on the justice secretary to urgently invest £11.3 million to stop legal aid from completely vanishing.

Woeful statistics show Home Office still fighting backlog

Latest immigration statistics show there is still a long way to go to reduce the huge backlog at the Home Office, as justice may be...

Much more action and investment needed to tackle unacceptable court delays

Measures announced by the government are a step in the right direction but much more needs to be done to tackle the criminal court backlogs.

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