Your weekly update from the Law Society’s public affairs team on all the latest developments and debates in Parliament and ...

The long-awaited pay rise for duty solicitors is a positive step in our campaign for fairer legal aid rates for our members.

Law Society of England and Wales looks at what 2025 holds for the legal sector as it celebrates its bicentenary.

The Law Society is the independent professional body for solicitors. Our vision is to promote, protect and support solicitors, the rule of law and justice in England and Wales. Maximise your ...

Tens of thousands of children need decisions about their future to be made without delay, and people need better access to ...

UK government plans unveiled yesterday (19 December) to increase criminal legal aid rates for solicitors by a further 12% are ...

Sign up to attend an in-house networking event in Newcastle to understand the Worker Protection Act 2023's duty to prevent ...

CEO, Akber Datoo, and managing director, Rachel Scanlon, share ways the legal profession can harness the benefits of ...

The Law Society is the independent professional body for solicitors. Our vision is to promote, protect and support solicitors, the rule of law and justice in England and Wales. Maximise your ...

Last year the Dispute Resolution Section brought a panel of leading experts together on this topic to consider the background ...

I’m representing a client privately in the Crown Court. Following my client’s instructions, I concluded that I’ve been professionally embarrassed and would like to withdraw from the case. Can I do ...

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has introduced a new route to qualifying as a solicitor: the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE). What do you need to do to qualify with the SQE? SQE1 ...