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4 Apr 2022

Legal profession third most stressful

'It's often how a person deals with stress, as much as the work itself, that is important' – chief scientific officer

31 Mar 2022

Ukraine pro bono legal task force

Withers, Covington & Burling and Sygna Partners are members of the newly formed task force

29 Mar 2022

Government's criminal legal aid package revealed to be 'woefully inadequate'

The Law Society has withdrawn its support for the government's recently announced package of measures 

28 Mar 2022

NFT fraud on the rise in the UK says Pinsent Masons

'London is fast becoming the jurisdiction of choice for these types of fraud claims' – Pinsent Masons

23 Mar 2022

Court of Appeal increase unduly lenient sentence for kidnap of Angel Lynn

The sentence was referred for review after members of the public raised concerns

22 Mar 2022

Whiplash reforms

Government has “finally seen sense and decided against further reform” – Qamar Anwar, First4Lawyers

22 Mar 2022

Law Society poll reveals Nationality and Borders Bill at odds with voters' views on asylum seekers

Hugh Preston QC shared his personal experience on BBC Radio 2 of some practical challenges presented by the Homes for Ukraine scheme

21 Mar 2022

Honorary QC 

The International Family Law Group's Prof David Hodson OBE has been made Honorary Queen's Counsel