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SRA business plan and budget 2022/23 consultation – Law Society response
We welcome the SRA's strategic priorities in principle. However, we’re concerned by plans to increase its fining powers by more than 1,000% and introduce new...
17 Jun 2022
PM must stop attacking lawyers for upholding the rule of law
“The Bar Council and Law Society of England and Wales together call on the Prime Minister to stop attacks on legal professionals who are simply...
15 Jun 2022
What are the benefits of smart meters for solicitors?
Smart Energy GB, a working partner of the Law Society, details four key areas where smart meters can really make a difference.
13 Jun 2022
Defending the future of criminal legal aid: what we’re doing for members
The criminal justice system is in crisis with a lack of investment leading to unprecedented backlogs and rapidly shrinking numbers of legal aid firms. Find...
09 Jun 2022
Joe’s story: the impact of legal aid cuts on minority communities
Criminal legal aid firms are facing bleak prospects, with solicitors from ethnic minority communities particularly affected by funding cuts. Law Society Council member Joe Mensah-Dankwah...
08 Jun 2022
Kelly’s story: what it’s like being a criminal duty solicitor
For criminal duty solicitors like Kelly Thomas, one phone call can mean an evening or weekend at the police station.
08 Jun 2022
Stephen’s story: are defence solicitors facing extinction?
Stephen Davies is one of the youngest criminal defence solicitors in the country. He sets out the barriers discouraging junior lawyers from choosing criminal defence...
07 Jun 2022
Legal aid means test review – Law Society response
Each year fewer and fewer people are eligible for legal aid. The legal aid means test has not been updated in line with inflation since...
07 Jun 2022
Response to independent review of criminal legal aid – Law Society response
The government's current funding proposals for criminal legal aid are woefully inadequate – 40% below the bare minimum recommended overall.
07 Jun 2022
Basis period reform provisional figures consultation – Law Society response
We responded to HMRC's consultation on easements for taxpayers who will need to submit provisional figures in their tax returns as a result of basis...
01 Jun 2022
Reminder of new CGT payment and reporting deadlines
Make sure your clients follow the new deadlines for paying capital gains tax (CGT) after selling (or otherwise disposing of) a residential property in the...
31 May 2022
Multi-Party Action Information Service
We run the Multi-Party Action Information Service, a central database of information about multi-party actions (MPAs) and group litigation orders (GLOs) that have been made...
27 May 2022
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