Law Society supports legal professionals who are targets of protestors as one firm closes after ‘threats of far right violence to staff’
The Law Society has continued it’s vocal support of solicitors in the midst of the UK riots after legal professionals and firms have become the target of threats, with one firm closing it’s doors after ‘threats of far right violence to staff’. Many firms in the country are reported to be on high alert as […]
East London law firm fined over £12,000 for anti-money laundering violations
An east London law firm, Symons Gay & Leland LLP, has been fined £12,636 for violating anti-money laundering regulations, as reported by The Law Society Gazette. The breaches occurred between June 2017 and July 2023, during which the Romford-based practice failed to meet the requirements of the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds […]
Still no law reform for cohabitating couples
The recent King’s speech outlined the major areas of law reform for this government but noticeably absent was any mention of reform for the law relating to cohabiting couples, despite the undeniable changing face of families in the UK today. Figures released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) in May this year confirmed the […]
Letter to the Home Secretary demanding Southport attack be seen as part of the wider VAWG epidemic plaguing the country
Earlier this week, Women’s Aid, alongside 76 of its member organisations, have issued an urgent letter to the Home Secretary, Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP, demanding that the horrendous knife attack in Southport earlier this week be viewed not in isolation but instead as part of the wider epidemic of violence against women and girls […]