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Birmingham-based sole practitioner Lubna Shuja has taken the reins at the Law Society, making history as the first Asian and first Muslim president.

The battle for talent is a top five business concern for UK law firm managing partners, according to a report by communications agency Byfield.

The criminal cases backlog has grown, with outstanding Crown Court cases climbing from 60,351 in July to 61,212 at the end of August, government statistics show.

The Law Society, together with campaign group Lawyers for Lawyers, has called on the Iranian government to halt the arbitrary arrest, detention and ill treatment of lawyers. 

A pledge to treat students qualifying through ‘alternative routes’ such as apprenticeships the same as those undergoing the more traditional training contract has been signed by at least 17 large law firms, including some Magic Circle firms.

The Law Society has reported that it has some concerns as to how effective the Solicitors Regulation Authority's (SRA) additional powers, which came about as a result of the government's proposal to remove the statutory cap on financial penalties the SRA can impose under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill, will be in tackling economic crime. 

On 13 October 2022, JUSTICE published its report on improving access to justice for separating families. 

It’s rough justice for road traffic claimants under the protocol, writes former district judge Stephen Gold in this week’s 'Civil Way'.

Are Equality Act 2010 defences against eviction likely to remain in place once the government has completed its proposed reforms to assured shorthold tenancy grounds for possession? 

BBC has published a news article stating that Prime Minister, Liz Truss, has confirmed that ‘no fault’ evictions, which allows landlords to evict tenants without being legally required to provide an appropriate justification under section 21 of the Housing Act 1988, will be banned.