As reported recently in the Law Society Gazette, the Law Society has launched a high-profile campaign called Sound Off for Justice aimed at growing public opposition to the government cuts to legal aid.

The Law Society has responded to the concerns raised in the legal education and training review, reinforcing its commitment to the traditional route to qualification while simultaneously acknowledging that the LETR should lead to the opening of alternative ways into the profession.

The Law Society of England and Wales has expressed its support for the House of Commons Justice Committee’s call for urgent reform, following its recent report, which stated that the county court needs “urgent attention”.

Despite high stress levels across the profession and the widespread practise of going into work when sick, new research published by the Law Society has claimed that solicitors are in better general health than the general population.

Lawyers in England and Wales are poised to withdraw from criminal legal aid work in a pay dispute, which could severely impact the justice system. The Law Society plans to advise members to "withdraw or scale back" their legal aid services unless the government takes “meaningful action”.

Law Society members will once again have access to the society’s HQ at 113 Chancery Lane, London from 9:00am on Monday 19 July. 

The Law Society has applied to the High Court to challenge the government’s decision to refuse an increase in legal aid salaries for criminal defence solicitors.  

Britain’s new Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has been urged by the Law Society to put the criminal justice system at the heart of the priorities of his new administration.

An “alarming” number of survivors of domestic abuse in the UK are being forced to represent themselves in court due to limited access to legal representation.

The Law Society has expressed its ‘wide ranging’ concerns with remote juries in the justice system, including the “risk of alienating juries and/or witnesses.” These concerns follow civil court users having described remote hearings as “fragmented” and demanding improvements.

The Law Society has told the House of Commons Justice Select Committee that the Ministry of Justice's proposed fee cuts for criminal legal aid pose "significant risks" to the criminal justice system.

Growth in the legal sector could be halved if Britain leaves the EU without a deal, says the Law Society as it releases economic forecasts in collaboration with Thomas Reuters to predict alternative Brexit scenarios.

In response to the publication of the Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Bill, the Law Society has cautioned that stringent protections are essential when justice is to be delivered via technology.

The Law Society is among a number of organisations to welcome the government’s decision to “continue funding the level 7 apprenticeships for those aged 16 to 21”, while urging the government to extend this support to cover the funding of level 7 apprenticeships for those over the age of 21.

The UK legal sector, which the government has described as a “national asset and an engine of economic growth”, has been recognised as an area to be supported in the government’s 10-year industrial strategy. This is a move that’s been welcomed by the Law Society of England and Wales.

The Legal Services Board has released its 2025/26 business plan and its budget for the year, which increased by 11% from 2024/5 to £5.873 million.

The Legal Services Board’s (LSB) binding directions against the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), following claims of regulatory failings in its intervention into the collapse of Axiom Ince, has been welcomed by the Law Society of England and Wales.