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Law Society takes legal action to protect the vulnerable
Archive Date: 27-08-2010

The Law Society is taking legal action against the Legal Services Commission (LSC) over the outcome of the family legal aid tender round. | Read More

Law Society issues civil rights warning over Government's arrest plans
Archive Date: 26-08-2010

The Law Society is warning that criminal suspects need to be given proper legal advice from a solicitor if they are being encouraged to admit their crimes in a police station in return for receiving a more lenient sentence. | Read More

Law Society backs calls for criminal law reform
Archive Date: 25-08-2010

The Law Society has backed calls for the abolition of low-level criminal laws in favour of civil penalties | Read More

Immigration cap will strangle City law firms, warns Law Society
Archive Date: 23-08-2010

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Law Society continues to defend legal aid
Archive Date: 19-08-2010

The Law Society is preparing for legal action in the interests of thousands of families who could be denied access to justice in the wake of a major cut to the number of specialist firms providing family legal aid work | Read More

Law Society calls for age of criminal responsibility to be raised
Archive Date: 19-08-2010

The Law Society is calling for the age of criminal responsibility to be raised to reduce the chance of young offenders becoming serial offenders | Read More

Helpline launched to assist solicitors with PII renewal
Archive Date: 19-08-2010

The Law Society has re-launched its professional indemnity insurance (PII) helpline to assist solicitors with this year’s renewals | Read More

Law Society calls for urgent review of "alarming" tender process
Archive Date: 06-08-2010

The Law Society is urging the Legal Services Commission (LSC) to urgently undertake a public review after it emerged the number of firms providing family legal services has been halved. | Read More

Law Society welcomes decision to make fast-track deportations unlawful
Archive Date: 30-07-2010

The Law Society has welcomed the decision by the High Court to declare fast-track deportations from the UK unlawful | Read More

Commerce has a larger role to play in human rights, says Law Society
Archive Date: 27-07-2010

Human rights demands should be key factors in business activity and commercial law says the Law Society ahead of a major human rights conference focused on business and human rights | Read More

Law Society appoints professional 'champions' to lead best practice panels
Archive Date: 27-07-2010

The Law Society has appointed three Chief Assessors to take a leading role in developing its professional accreditation schemes | Read More

Specialist judges for Law Society Excellence Awards announced
Archive Date: 26-07-2010

Highly respected leaders in their fields have been enlisted by the Law Society to select the short list of entrants and winners of the most prestigious awards in the legal calendar | Read More

Domestic violence victims and families hit by fall-out from tendering scheme
Archive Date: 26-07-2010

Thousands of people, including at-risk domestic violence victims and families, could have to find a new solicitor or go without access to legal advice after the legal aid tender process has unexpectedly resulted in scores of law firms being forced out of the legal aid scheme | Read More

Law Society announces transfer of the Solicitors Indemnity Fund run-off claims handling function
Archive Date: 23-07-2010

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Taxpayers will benefit from simpler laws, says Law Society
Archive Date: 22-07-2010

The Law Society's call for a simpler tax law system has been heeded with the announcement today that a new Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) will be created. | Read More

Law Society Welcomes New President Linda Lee
Archive Date: 19-07-2010

Northampton lawyer Linda Lee has been inaugurated as the Law Society president during the Society's AGM. | Read More

Law Society privacy rights initiative boosted by Information Commissioner's Office
Archive Date: 14-07-2010

A Law Society initiative promoting the right to privacy and the dangers that arise from the creation of a surveillance society has been welcomed by the Information Commissioner. | Read More

Law Society commissions studies on qualifications for paralegals and support for solicitor advocates
Archive Date: 14-07-2010

Today the Law Society announced that it has commissioned Nick Smedley to undertake two pieces of work of importance to the future of the profession | Read More

Response to scrapping of stop and search powers
Archive Date: 09-07-2010

Responding to the Home Secretary’s announcement that the police use of counterterrorism stop and search powers against individuals are to be scrapped with immediate effect | Read More

SMEs could do more to tackle crippling late payments, says Law Society
Archive Date: 08-07-2010

Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK are overlooking ways to protect against potentially crippling cash-flow problems, warns the Law Society. | Read More