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Westminster update: Law Society concerns over Criminal Justice Bill
Your weekly update from our public affairs team on all the latest developments and debates in Parliament and across Whitehall.
20 May 2024
Westminster update: 'growing case for review' of Legal Services Act
Your weekly update from our public affairs team on all the latest developments and debates in Parliament and across Whitehall.
15 May 2024
Family Procedure Rules updated to strengthen mediation assessments
The Family Procedure Rules have been updated with changes to improve attendance at mediator initial assessment meetings (MIAMs).
29 Apr 2024
Criminal duty solicitors: a growing crisis
Criminal duty solicitors offer a vital public service, but are being forced out of the sector. Find out how we’re working to support struggling legal...
26 Apr 2024
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...
26 Apr 2024
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.
26 Apr 2024
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...
22 Apr 2024
Find out what your clients need, with the results of our Legal Needs Survey
The 2023 survey spoke to over 12,000 people across England and Wales to understand more about what people need from legal professionals and the justice...
18 Apr 2024
‘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....
05 Apr 2024
Our response to the Ministry of Justice’s Crime Lower Consultation
We’ve responded to the Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ) Crime Lower Consultation. This consultation follows on from the government’s response to the Criminal Legal Aid Independent...
04 Apr 2024
Westminster update: deserts, closed courts and SLAPPs
Your weekly update from our public affairs team on all the latest developments and debates in Parliament and across Whitehall.
02 Apr 2024
Civil Legal Aid Review looks to international jurisdictions for guidance
The UK government has today published its international comparator report examining how civil legal aid is delivered in six other countries, as part of its...
26 Mar 2024
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