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Climate change affects your clients, your practice and your professional duties as a solicitor. Use our guidance and resources to understand the wide-ranging effects of climate change, as well as its potential impact on your organisation and the legal advice you provide.
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Climate change and property

Learn how climate change may impact the sale of a property and how to advise your clients.

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CQS 2026 update: reaccreditation training

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Operational risk management: file reviews

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Greenwashing: what do you need to know?

Many prominent businesses have accusations of 'greenwashing' levelled at them. But what exactly is it? And how can you prevent…

03 Aug 2023

New climate change guidance for in-house solicitors

The Law Society of England and Wales has launched climate change guidance for in-house solicitors.

03 Aug 2026

In-house solicitors in an age of change: risk, AI, ethics and influence

Experts discuss some of the key themes impacting in-house legal teams – including AI, ethics, ESG and wellbeing – and how to navigate them.

30 Jul 2026

National Planning Policy Framework reform – Law Society response

The National Planning Policy Framework must be clear, consistent and capable of being applied with confidence by all involved in the planning system in England.

20 Mar 2026

‘A pivotal moment in property’: how we’re supporting solicitors amid a sector in flux

From ambitious reforms to fast-moving tech, there was plenty to chew over at our annual property conference in October.

20 Nov 2025

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