Law Society Of England And Wales

The Law Society of England and Wales has been granted permission by the High Court to bring a judicial review challenge against the UK government over legal aid. The application for permission was made after the government failed to increase criminal defence solicitors’ legal aid rates by the

It will take over 125 years for black people to be properly represented in the judiciary, the Law Society has said. Research by the society found that it would take until the year 2149 for the representation of black people to match their presence in the general population.

The Home Secretary and Prime Minister's comments critical of lawyers "feed into a febrile atmosphere", the new president of the Law Society of England and Wales has said in the wake of a knife attack on a lawyer. David Greene, 64, told The Times that while it would be "wrong" to suggest the attack f

A serious fire occurred at the headquarters of the Law Society of England and Wales in London on Saturday night. Eleven people were evacuated from the building, which also houses The Law Society Gazette, as 150 firefighters fought the blaze at Chancery Lane at around 10:40 pm.