The new Arbitration Act 2025 amends the Arbitration Act 1996 in several ways. The changes mostly centre around arbitrators themselves. These reflect the way the role of the arbitrator has become increasingly professionalised since the 1990s. The changes …
Representing the Law Society, I attended the Haliç Congress Center, on the Istanbul waterfront, braving heavy snowfall in the city. I joined more than 60 Turkish bar presidents, thousands of lawyers from the Istanbul Bar, representatives of bars from …
Our president calls for modern slavery protections Read our president Richard Atkinson’s opinion piece in the Times (paid). He argues that the government's new Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill must restore modern slavery protections. …
Government spending review consultation We have called for the UK government to take a 'spend to save, spend to invest' approach to our justice system and legal services sector (PDF 409 KB). Lord chancellor announces record courts investment The …
Why I became a solicitor advocate I’ve been doing advocacy ever since I started training. I took every opportunity, partly to control what was being said and partly for experience. If you do something over and over, you’ll become better and better at it. …
SRA proposals to remove client accounts Read our response to the SRA's proposals to remove client accounts. We have warned against the proposal to move towards third-party managed accounts in our response to the SRA’s consultation on client money in …
The proposals include: raising rates for housing and immigration to a minimum of £65 per hour for non-London work and £69 per hour for London-based work, or providing a 10% uplift—whichever is higher. This means that the lowest controlled work fees will …
Date: Tuesday 17 June 2025. Time: afternoon or evening, depending on your chosen activity or route. Location: The Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1PL. Find out more about the London Legal Walk 2025. Registration Sign up to attend before 7 June …
The Law Society has been shortlisted in the learning and development category at the Investors in People (IIP) Awards 2023. IIP is an independent assessment standard that organisations across the UK strive for. It uses nine indicators to measure the …
During your presidency, what was your biggest highlight? There were so many! I think it's fair to say that my tenure, from March 2021 to October 2022, was during one of the most turbulent times in our nation's history. It spanned the period from …
Reforms to conveyancing processes Find out more about the government's plans to modernise and digitalise conveyancing processes. We welcome efforts to improve the homebuying and selling process for solicitors but continue to highlight that more work …
Why is Pride important? Our president, Lubna Shuja said: “We have got so many solicitors and lawyers who are from an LGBTQ+ background and they are doing tremendous work to make sure that we are upholding the rule of law and supporting those vulnerable …
Our response to the Leveson review We're urging the government not to waste precious time and resources on intermediate courts. Instead of creating a new court to manage the backlog, we are suggesting that resources and staff instead be put into …
Overview The Legal Services Board (LSB) made its decision on the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) application for the Solicitor’s Qualifying Examination (SQE) on 28 October 2020. See the LSB decision notice (PDF). The application concerns the “ …
Have your say and the chance to help shape our work! We are conducting our annual member feedback survey and we are inviting a cross section of our members to take part. We are encouraging those invited to complete the short online questionnaire …
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Read our response to the new Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill. Our president Richard Atkinson welcomes the government's moves to repeal the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act and much …
In November 2023, we took part in an international fact-finding mission to Turkey to monitor the treatment of lawyers who have been arrested and detained by the Turkish government. A report of the fact-finding mission has been released. The findings of the …
Economic contribution of legal services Read our new report on the economic contribution of legal services in which we highlight the combined direct and indirect contribution of the legal services sector to the economy is £74.4 billion in turnover and £57. …
Part of being a successful leader is leading by example. This means modelling the behaviour you want to see in your team. If you’re a manager in the legal industry, your employees will look to you to set the standards that others will follow. So, it’s …
When it comes to legal writing, the stakes are high. Hard-to-read or understand documents for the court can harm cases and, sometimes, lead to sanctions. It’s vital, therefore, that legal writing is as clear and succinct as possible. Less is more when it …
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