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Diversity: Regulating for change Premium Content
Simon Blandy discusses the role of the regulator in increasing diversity & inclusion in the legal profession
14 October 2022 / Simon Blandy
Black History Month: action not words
Lawyers will focus on the theme, ‘Time for change: action not words’, as they mark this year’s Black History Month (BHM).
05 October 2022
LNB NEWS: HMCTS discusses preparing court to support first deaf juror
HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has discussed how it prepared Croydon Crown Court in July 2022 to support the first deaf juror, Karen, to serve in a trial aided by British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters. 
29 September 2022
Diversity lacking on government panels

Government legal panels are overwhelmingly lacking when it comes to ethnic diversity, according to a new report from the Bar Council.

26 September 2022
15 granted Diversity Access Scheme scholarships
Scholarships have been awarded to 15 aspiring solicitors under the Law Society Diversity Access Scheme (DAS). 
26 September 2022
Working class professionals held back
Talented people from lower socio-economic backgrounds continue to face major obstacles to career progression at senior levels in the UK financial and professional services, research shows
17 August 2022
Diversity matters: slow progress among judges
White former barristers occupy 95% of senior court judiciary roles (High Court and above), while progress has stalled for ethnic minority candidates and solicitors, the Judicial Diversity Forum has revealed in its statistics report for 2022
22 July 2022
Slow progress as judiciary still much the same
White former barristers occupy 95% of senior court judiciary roles, while progress has stalled for ethnic minority candidates and solicitors, the Judicial Diversity Forum has revealed in its statistics report for 2022
15 July 2022
Black Equity Organisation launched
Law firms have collaborated to help develop and launch the Black Equity Organisation (BEO), an independent civil rights group to advance justice and equity for Black people in the UK
27 May 2022
Judiciary celebrates 100 years of women at the Bar
Royal Courts of Justice to display The First 100 years exhibition
18 May 2022
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