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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...

‘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....

Ministry of Justice crime lower consultation – Law Society response

We responded to the Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ) crime lower consultation. This follows the UK government’s response to the criminal legal aid independent review (CLAIR)...

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...

Legal aid means test changes delayed until 2026

The Law Society of England and Wales has expressed anger at changes to the legal aid means test being delayed until 2026, which shows the...

Risk of miscarriages of justice if duty solicitor decline continues

Urgent investment is needed to halt the declining number of duty solicitors and avoid miscarriages of justice.

Spring budget: family law given investment, but criminal legal aid funding absent

The UK government has announced its spring budget, where it said it will invest in its early legal advice pilot. However, investment in the justice...

Share economic evidence to shape civil legal aid reform

We’re looking for legal aid providers to take part in economic research to help us capture the full scale of the sustainability threat facing access...

Civil legal aid: millions still without access to justice

New research published by the Law Society of England and Wales reveals millions are still unable to access justice when they need it, as charities...

Housing legal aid providers on the brink of collapse

New research published by the Law Society of England and Wales has shone a light on the depth of the crisis facing civil legal aid...

New National Audit Office report shows legal aid is “on its knees”

A National Audit Office report shows the dire state of the legal aid system in England and Wales, the lack of sustainability of the current...

National Audit Office report lays bare the dire state of legal aid

A report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has today laid bare the lack of sustainability in the legal aid market and the lack of...

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