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17 May 2024

Legal Aid inaccessibility leaves thousands vulnerable to eviction

Rising eviction rates highlight urgent need for expanded legal aid access, warns Law Society.

17 May 2024

LSB Introduces stricter guidelines for handling consumer complaints in legal services

Legal Services Board (LSB) enhances requirements to improve initial complaint handling by legal providers.

17 May 2024

House of Lords to vote on crucial IPP amendments: tackling decades of injustice

The House of Lords will deliberate on significant amendments to the Victims & Prisoners Bill, aimed at rectifying one of the most glaring injustices of the past half-century – Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences

17 May 2024

Law Firms and Chambers collaborate to enhance cybersecurity measures

The Law Society and the Bar Council announced significant updates to the cybersecurity questionnaire, designed to assist law firms in evaluating the cybersecurity protocols of the chambers and barristers they engage

16 May 2024

Government proposals aim to ease path for child sex abuse victims seeking civil claims

The UK government unveils plans to simplify and reduce trauma for child sexual abuse victims pursuing historic claims through civil courts

16 May 2024

Operation Early Dawn: a response to prison overcrowding raises concerns

The UK government has triggered an emergency plan, Operation Early Dawn, to address the severe overcrowding in prisons by delaying court cases for some suspects

16 May 2024

Law Society urges SRA to withdraw CILEX regulation proposals

The Law Society of England and Wales has voiced strong opposition to the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) proposal to regulate both authorised and non-authorised members of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX)

16 May 2024

Final report of the Independent Commission on UK Public Health emergency powers

The report calls for improved scrutiny, legal clarity, and enforcement of UK public health emergency laws.

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