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Perfect storm brewing in family courts as rising numbers represent themselves

Rising numbers of litigants in person (LiPs) combined with increasing backlogs, delays and chronic lack of investment is creating a perfect storm in the family...

Time for action from lord chancellor on criminal legal aid

The Law Society is calling on the government to stop dragging its feet and invest in criminal legal aid following our High Court victory.

Mistreatment of lawyers has chilling effect on human rights in Azerbaijan

We submitted evidence to the United Nations Committee Against Torture about lawyers at risk in Azerbaijan and the chilling effect on human rights.

Civil and criminal legal aid in dire straits

The Law Society of England and Wales has warned that civil and criminal legal aid face significant challenges to their long-term sustainability, as the Public...

Landmark ruling finds Colombia responsible for persecution of human rights lawyers

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has ruled the Colombian government is responsible for the systemic persecution of human rights lawyers in Colombia.

Two in three people across England and Wales have faced legal problems

Our report on the Legal Needs Survey 2023 analyses findings from the survey that show the legal needs of individuals across England and Wales.

LSB confirms review of regulatory actions in lead-up to collapse of SSB Group

The Legal Services Board (LSB) has announced an independent review of the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) regulatory actions in the lead-up to the collapse of...

Golden opportunity for parliament to improve Rwanda Bill

Members of Parliament (MPs) have a golden opportunity on Monday (15 April) to make crucial changes to the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill...

‘No-fault’ divorce: What’s changed two years on?

A landmark change to family law was brought in two years ago when ’no-fault’ divorce was implemented to support separating couples to divorce more amicably....

More than 100,000 children trapped in family courts backlog

New figures published by the MoJ show that the family justice system continues to face unacceptable delays that have left more than 100,000 children trapped...

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