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Westminster update: chancellor says "difficult decisions" needed to fill financial…

Your weekly update on all the latest developments and debates in Parliament and across Whitehall. This week: the financial blackhole, select committee elections, housing plans, the Arbitration Bill and immigration.

05 Aug 2024

SRA business plan and budget 2024/25 consultation – Law Society response

We’ve responded to the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) consultation on its business plan and budget for 2024/25. Read our full response.

02 Jul 2024

COP27: what were the key legal outcomes and successes?

World leaders and delegates came together at COP27 to coordinate their fights to end the climate crisis. But what do their decisions mean for the legal profession? Alasdair Cameron, policy adviser and COP attendee, discusses the key results.

27 Jun 2023

Technical consultation on the Infrastructure Levy - Law Society response

We've responded to a government consultation on proposed changes to the current system of developer contributions.

20 Jun 2023

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