While the Mental Health Bill marks a positive step towards mental health reform, the government must support new legislation with more funding, more clarity and more safeguards.

Your weekly update from the Law Society’s public affairs team on all the latest developments and debates in Parliament and ...

My client was the sole executor and beneficiary of an estate. A trustee in bankruptcy wants me to confirm the money was paid to my client. Do I need consent to share this information?

The legal sector is a powerhouse of growth and innovation and should be a priority in the UK government’s new industrial strategy.

I am a retired solicitor now employed as in-house counsel for a limited company litigant. Can I represent my employer in court?

Invest 2035 is the government’s new industrial strategy. It sets out a 10-year plan for achieving the highest sustained economic growth in the G7, one of the Labour Party’s five missions for Britain.

To coincide with Disability History Month, the Law Society of England and Wales has published guidance on disability terminology and language to support employers and employees in the workplace.

An absolute disregard of the rule of law and dismantling of the justice system in Iran has left lawyers subject to systemic persecution.

There are many words, phrases and acronyms that appear when talking about disability, which often change depending on the context of the conversation. Language is continuously evolving, so it’s ...