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Rising eviction rates highlight urgent need for expanded legal aid access, warns Law Society Legal Services Board (LSB) enhances requirements to improve initial complaint handling by legal providers The House of Lords will deliberate on significant amendments to the Victims & Prisoners Bill, aimed at rectifying one of the most glaring injustices of the past half-century – Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences The Law Society and the Bar Council announced significant updates to the cybersecurity questionnaire, designed to assist law firms in evaluating the cybersecurity protocols of the chambers and barristers they engage The UK government unveils plans to simplify and reduce trauma for child sexual abuse victims pursuing historic claims through civil courts The UK government has triggered an emergency plan, Operation Early Dawn, to address the severe overcrowding in prisons by delaying court cases for some suspects The Law Society of England and Wales has voiced strong opposition to the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) proposal to regulate both authorised and non-authorised members of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX) The report calls for improved scrutiny, legal clarity, and enforcement of UK public health emergency laws 
