Your weekly update from the Law Society’s public affairs team on all the latest developments and debates in parliament and across Whitehall. This week: criminal legal aid, data bill and UK-Switzerland ...

Young people are often interested in the law, but legal education remains largely inaccessible. Akasa Pradhan, public legal education manager at Young Citizens, highlights why this education is so ...

Section 58A of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 allows proceedings under section 82 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to be prosecuted under a conditional fee agreement, although they ...

Last year the Dispute Resolution Section brought a panel of leading experts together on this topic to consider the background to the changes, the impact of the changes and the prospect of future ...

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

Discover our webinars for aspiring solicitors and stay up to date with the essential skills and experience you need to prepare for your career. In this webinar, three junior solicitors, Daniel Peacock ...

The long-awaited pay rise for duty solicitors is a positive step in our campaign for fairer legal aid rates for our members. Criminal legal aid rates will increase by an additional 12%, the lord ...

Whether it’s an unsuccessful application or a senior partner red-penning your work, it’s important to remember that personal feelings of rejection are completely normal and exist across all levels of ...

Small and mid-sized law firms have an ever-growing list of internal and external challenges that impact their ability to meet business goals – whether it’s making sure they stay secure or boosting ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already having an impact on legal services and law firms. As it becomes widely used throughout the sector, firms are more frequently concerned about whether their ...

I act in a litigation matter. Neither the declarant nor a commissioner for oaths has signed a statutory declaration that is evidence in the proceedings. Is it a requirement that statutory declarations ...