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Law Society publishes findings from practicing certificate holder survey

Wed Apr 12 202360 Seconds

Nearly two thirds of lawyers believe access to justice has declined

The Law Society of England and Wales published a report on 6 April on the findings from its latest survey of practicing certificate holders. The survey, which is designed to gather the views of the legal profession on a range of subjects, found that two-thirds of solicitors believe access to justice has worsened over the past 10 years, citing court delays and the decline in legal aid availability due to underfunding as the main barriers. The report also states that 61 per cent of those surveyed think that recent government policy has weakened the UK’s rule of law, particularly around refugee and asylum protections. The latest survey saw 1,961 members of the Law Society respond to questions relating to access to justice, the rule of law, career satisfaction, and mental health and wellbeing.

UN and coalition of NGOs write to Unilever to voice deep concern regarding victims of violence at Unilever tea plantation

Tue Sep 26 2023

Live Facial Recognition: How to Stay Within the Law

Tue Sep 26 2023

Ethics Institute launches taskforce to examine legal services to oligarchs and kleptocrats

Mon Sep 25 2023

Legal Departments See Higher Matter Volumes but Flat or Declining Budgets: Thomson Reuters 2023 Legal Department Operations Index

Mon Sep 25 2023

More Than 200 Employers Named And Shamed For Failing To Pay National Minimum Wage

Mon Sep 25 2023

Browne Jacobson collaborates with LGiU on report highlighting “critical” role of local government to hit net zero

Fri Sep 22 2023

BSB publishes new guidance on barristers’ conduct in non-professional life and on social media

Fri Sep 22 2023

The Chancery Lane Project expands to the USA

Thu Sep 21 2023

Delay in Final Report of the Infected Blood Inquiry

Thu Sep 21 2023

FeaturedNew report highlights the transformative effects of domestic abuse training on family lawyers

NewsWed Sep 27 2023

New report highlights the transformative effects of domestic abuse training on family lawyers

Following Ministry of Justice Family Harm Panel recommendations, SafeLives calls for specialist training to be embedded across the family court system

Asylum seekers stranded on Diego Garcia win challenge against return to Sri Lanka

NewsWed Sep 27 2023

Asylum seekers stranded on Diego Garcia win challenge against return to Sri Lanka

The group say they face a real risk of persecution, torture or ill-treatment if they are made to return to Sri Lanka but the Commissioner of BIOT had issued a decision that each of the claimants could be lawfully returned.

A solicitor’s stance on EDI in the workplace

OpinionWed Sep 27 2023

A solicitor’s stance on EDI in the workplace

Chris Bishop discusses how he and his firm, Slater Heelis, have embraced EDI for the 250-strong team and the benefits this has had on the business.

New UK data protection bill may lighten the burden for business

BusinessTue Sep 26 2023

New UK data protection bill may lighten the burden for business

The UK's proposed bill modifies GDPR regulations, prompting debates over user privacy and EU data relations, says Alison Berryman

SJ Interview: Hannah Ambrose

SJ InterviewMon Sep 25 2023

SJ Interview: Hannah Ambrose

Hannah Ambrose is an international arbitration partner at Herbert Smith Freehills. She talks to Solicitors Journal about her practice and the Law Commission's recent proposals to update the Arbitration Act 1996.

Whose human rights are more important, yours or mine?

ForewordFri Sep 08 2023

Whose human rights are more important, yours or mine?

Under the law, should your right to express your opinion – be it on politics, the environment, abortion, or anything else – trump my right to go about my business unhindered, whether or not I happen to agree with your opinion?