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The Law Society has called on the government to prioritise reform of the Mental Health Act, after official statistics revealed Black British people continue to be disproportionately detained and compulsorily treated.

Recruitment and retention, alongside monitoring the global political and economic situation, are the main threats facing the legal sector, according to a report launched this week at the International Bar Association (IBA) conference in Miami.

It will take more than 120 years for women, Black and Asian people to be proportionately represented within the judiciary if the current rate of progress continues.

The latest Lord Chancellor, Dominic Raab will take his oath this week at the Royal Courts of Justice.

The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Burnett, has highlighted the shortage of judges and poor condition of buildings.

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has announced that around 20,000 people facing debt difficulties will be invited to receive free early-stage legal advice through a new pilot launched by the government on 31 October 2022.

There is no better way to raise money than through the medium of cake—so why not hit the kitchen this Pro Bono Week to raise some dough for access to justice?

The Courts and Tribunals Judiciary has published the Annual Report 2022 by the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, Lord Burnett of Maldon.

The Family Justice Council has made available the presentations of conference speakers from its experts committee symposium, 'The Long and Winding Road', which was held on 12 October 2022 at Birmingham Children's Hospital.

It is time to put forward your nominations for the Legal Personality of the Year award in the LexisNexis Legal Awards 2023.

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