All Law Society activity articles – Page 21
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NewsSociety condemns Home Office asylum delays
The number of people waiting longer than six months for a decision on their asylum claim has nearly doubled in the past year.
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OpinionWe are in the foothills of true judicial diversity
Progress in improving the diversity of judges in England and Wales has been far too slow, and in some cases, has stalled.
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NewsSociety welcomes Switzerland travel deal
Lawyers and other professionals can continue to travel to Switzerland for up to 90 days a year without a short-stay permit.
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NewsLawyers among victims of latest Iran clampdown
Law Society expresses concern over 23 arrests in the past month.
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News'Crunch time': Society tells Hunt to protect justice spending
Law Society highlights importance of legal aid for those hit by cost of living crisis ahead of autumn statement.
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NewsSRA plans for income-linked fines 'excessive and unjustified'
Law Society responds to regulator’s proposals to take solicitors’ means into account when setting penalties.
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NewsSolicitors to update MPs on legal aid crisis
The Law Society and Criminal Law Solicitors' Association will give evidence to the justice committee.
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NewsEU law overhaul will have 'devastating impact' - Society
Measure 'raises uncomfortable questions for parliamentary sovereignty, legal certainty and the rule of law'.
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NewsNew network to support junior solicitors
Law Society wants to move away from 'siloed divisions' and encourage greater collaboration with local bodies.
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OpinionLetters roundup: 28 October 2022
Civil justice crisis, AML 'corruption', and mediation reservations: your letters to the editor.
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ProfileActivist lawyer
New Law Society president Lubna Shuja is determined to take the fight to the profession’s outspoken critics by focusing on ethics, discovers Paul Rogerson. And she wants to hear from you.
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NewsSociety calls on government to act in Belsner fall-out
More needs to be done to underpin funding arrangements, says solicitor representative body.
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News120-year wait for judiciary to be fully representative - Society
Government urged to address 'structural barriers' holding back talented candidates.
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FeatureLaw Society spotlight: CQS arrives on a new platform
The Conveyancing Quality Scheme quickly became a vital tool in combating fraud and money laundering. Next month the quality mark is going properly digital, reports Jonathan Rayner.
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NewsUK ‘trying to re-engage’ on Lugano convention
Justice minister pledges to attack market barriers to legal services.
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NewsJudge removal policy could be misapplied, Law Society warns
Concerns grow over process that would oust judicial office-holders absent from work for months due to ill health.
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NewsIran: Law Society calls for halt in lawyer detentions
Lawyers are being violently arrested, transported to prisons and ill-treated, Chancery Lane says.
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NewsNews focus: Outgoing Society president reflects on a groundbreaking tenure
‘We are the fourth emergency service, keeping the wheels of justice turning’, says the Law Society’s longest-serving president.
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NewsMPs clamour to toughen new economic crime bill
Law Society repeats its concerns about new unlimited fining power for the SRA.