Years of underinvestment have brought the justice system to its knees. We’re fighting for properly funded legal aid and access to justice for all.

As your professional body, defending the rule of law and championing your interests are at the core of our work. Your membership includes a comprehensive package of support, tools and insights to help ...

We entered a memorandum of understanding (MoU) which tells police officers to let solicitors keep their mobiles and laptops with them when going into police stations to represent and advise suspects ...

We have notified the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) in our capacity as approved regulator for the solicitor profession that our Council is not sufficiently assured of the SRA’s compliance with ...

If you’ve visited the Law Society Hall, you’ll have no doubt seen our pièce de résistance on the front railings – 13 majestic ...

Ahead of her third Edinburgh Fringe solo show, immigration solicitor and stand-up comedian Sikisa Bostwick-Barnes shares her unique career journey. From legal aid cases to ‘Live at the Apollo’, ...

Guidance and resources on children and family law issues, including relationship breakdown and children in the context of divorce or separation, plus children in public law and cross-border disputes.

In July 2025, we responded to the UK government’s consultation on how an additional £92m in funding for criminal legal aid should be spent. We welcome the increases to fees and call on the government ...

Your small firms membership gives you access to expert, practical and time-saving resources. Explore guides, practice notes and toolkits on issues that directly impact your business.

Law firms should regularly identify and assess the risk of money laundering they face. This guide explains how to carry out practice-wide, client and matter risk assessments.

Climate change affects your clients, your practice and your professional duties as a solicitor. Use our guidance and resources to understand the wide-ranging effects.

Collecting demographic data is vital for any organisation to effectively measure and achieve real impact with its inclusion work. In recent years, Freshfields noticed their internal completion rates ...