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Civil legal aid review: government launches call for evidence

The UK government has today (10 January) launched its call for evidence to inform its Civil Legal Aid Review.

Impact story: Stephenson Harwood's Black Talent Programme

Stephenson Harwood set out to increase representation of Black and ethnic minority colleagues across the firm. Discover how its Black Talent Programme made an impact...

Surge in suspects needing police station advice as duty solicitor numbers continue to fall

Legal aid statistics for July to September 2023 have been released.

Children fall victim to growing crisis in family courts

Thousands of children are negatively impacted by the growing crisis in the family justice system, as the MoJ releases quarterly statistics that show rising delays...

Legal Ombudsman must quickly address complaints backlog

The Legal Ombudsman Service (LeO) must focus on addressing the backlog of cases and reducing average customer journey times, the Law Society of England and...

Office of Legal Complaints 2024/27 strategy and 2024/25 business plan – Law Society response

The Office of Legal Complaints is consulting on its draft 2024/27 strategy and 2024/25 business plan and budget for the Legal Ombudsman (LeO) service.

LSB confirms review of events leading up to the SRA's intervention into Axiom Ince

The Legal Services Board (LSB) has confirmed its intention to undertake an independent review of regulatory events leading up to the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA)...

Temporary accommodation a grim reality for children this Christmas

Thousands of children face being evicted from their homes and spending Christmas in temporary accommodation when early legal advice could have avoided this.

County Court users face growing delays and crumbling buildings

In response to the Justice Select Committee’s inquiry on the work of the County Court, we expressed concern about rising delays and a poorly maintained...

Record numbers waiting years for trial

New figures published on the Crown Court backlogs show they have grown over the last quarter to 66,547, an increase of 3% on the previous...

Rwanda Bill seeks to overturn finding of fact confirmed by the highest court in the UK

The UK government’s Rwanda scheme legislation seeks to overturn an evidence-based finding of fact confirmed by the highest court in the UK.

“I know I have a disability, but I don’t sit and think about it all the time”

Five disabled solicitors who are also part of our Disabled Solicitors Network committee, met to discuss their experiences through childhood, training and entering the profession....

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