Legal Services Board has ‘lost its way’ independent review finds
An independent review of the Legal Service Board (LSB) commissioned in the wake of regulatory failures including Axiom Ince and SSB Law has concluded the organisation has “lost its way in recent years” and has “fallen short” of government and parliamentary expectations. The Legal Services Board Independent Public Bodies Review makes 10 recommendations on the future […]
Only 1.6% of judges are Black, MoJ data reveals
Ministry of Justice (MoJ) data reveals the number of Black judges has remained “disappointingly stagnant”. The diversity of the judiciary statistics for 2026 show Black judges make up only 1.6% of the judiciary, up slightly from the 1% recorded a year earlier. They also reveal that in the last decade, the proportion of judges from […]