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

In recent years there has been an increase in attacks on lawyers for doing their job. The Convention for the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer aims to safeguard lawyers, the rule of law and ...

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.

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

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 ...

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HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) collects the levy from medium, large and very large law firms and legal businesses in the 'regulated sector' for AML purposes. information about your UK revenue for the ...

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 ...

The recommendations of the Independent Sentencing Review, led by David Gauke, have been set out* (22 May). Law Society of England and Wales president Richard Atkinson said: “The Sentencing Review is ...