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; Legal Aid Agency cyber attack, sentencing review ...

We welcome the government’s decision to partially fund level 7 apprenticeships for young people aged 16 to 21, but more work is needed.

A record number of nationalities appeared before the London Commercial Courts (LCC) between April 2024 and March 2025, according to Portland’s latest Commercial Courts Report.

Dana Denis-Smith OBE has been elected as the new deputy vice president of the Law Society. Dana Denis-Smith will become our next deputy vice president.

The Law Society has called on the Legal Aid Agency to get a grip on the situation after a significant data breach.

Our vice president, Mark Evans believes that “being a solicitor is the best thing that ever happened” to him. From growing up in North Wales, to working in private practice, to academia he shares his ...

We welcome the Legal Services Board's strong action to address the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s failings following the collapse of Axiom Ince.

Lord Chancellor's Training Scheme, which brought young Chinese lawyers to the UK to gain experience in law firms and barristers' chambers.

The Law Society of England and Wales supports the National Audit Office’s (NAO) report* on the family court system and the recommendations made to free thousands of children from legal limbo. The NAO ...

Your weekly update on the latest developments and debates in Parliament and across Whitehall. This week: prison capacity measures, statutory timelines for asylum appeals and a landmark treaty for the ...

The Sentencing Review is correct to focus on alternatives to the use of custody, particularly given the chronic shortage of prison spaces.

If your client continues to write with no new complaints, you can reply referring them to your substantive response of [insert date], as there is nothing new to add to that.