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Angela and Mary met to discuss their differing experiences as black women in the profession. Join us in celebrating Black History Month 2023: ‘Saluting our...

Today (10 October) marks the last full day for the Law Society’s President Lubna Shuja. She has used her term to defend the profession from...

No lawyer should be criticised or targeted for doing their job. We’re working to robustly defend the profession, challenge rhetoric from politicians and counter perceptions...

The government, regulators and law enforcement agencies already have the powers they need to deal with immigration advisers engaged in misconduct.

Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick has today (9 August) hinted that the government would be prepared to leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)* to...

Despite the Act passing through parliament, our work to advocate for the profession and for the rule of law has not stopped.

Lawyers continue to face systemic persecution in China, as independence of the legal profession, access to justice and rule of law remain under threat.

The essay prize was previously administered by the Law Society in partnership with the Graham Turnbull Memorial Fund but will now be led by the...

The government’s Rwanda asylum plans being ruled unlawful provides further evidence that the Illegal Migration Bill is fatally flawed.

Justice Secretary Alex Chalk KC has today announced in the House of Commons that the government will not be proceeding with the Bill of Rights...

An anonymous immigration solicitor dealing with challenging legal aid cases speaks out about vicarious trauma, pressures reaching billable targets and working with the government.

The Illegal Migration Bill was met with criticism from Conservative peers during its second reading in the House of Lords this month.