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Law Society shares ‘widespread and serious concerns’ over SRA funding increase proposals

19 June 2026

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Firms rate themselves higher on service than customers, survey reveals

19 June 2026

Jennifer Coupland

CILEX CEO: ‘I was in the job for 16 days before Mazur…’

18 June 2026

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Cafcass celebrates 25 years as ‘cornerstone of family justice system’

18 June 2026

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SRA updates supervision guidance following Mazur ruling

18 June 2026

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Social media to be banned for under-16s under secondary legislation

18 June 2026

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Half of women lawyers say workload is unsustainable for long-term health

18 June 2026

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Home Office launches campaign to tackle financial abuse amid shock figures

18 June 2026

Kelly Reid

Pay disparity among senior family lawyers revealed by Realm survey

17 June 2026

Alia Lewis

New family law service aims to tackle misunderstandings around neurodiversity

16 June 2026

Fraud is ‘national security threat’, as romance scams reach record levels

15 June 2026

Michael Boland

Future leader, ‘best place to work’ and ESR goals: All the latest firm news

15 June 2026

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Regulation and standards not designed with AI in mind are leaving consumers exposed – LSB

12 June 2026

Amanda Hamilton

Amanda Hamilton to step back from NALP

12 June 2026

Police and CPS rely too much on ‘visible injuries’ in non-fatal strangulation cases, research reveals

12 June 2026

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Law Society launches LGBTQ+ workplace survey

12 June 2026

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Government shares details of cohabitation consultation, with three key areas of reform

11 June 2026

Irate customer makes a complaint

‘Polluter pays’ model could see firms pay £1500 to settle complaints escalated to LeO

11 June 2026

Charlotte Proudman

Gender bias and victim-blaming found in majority of family court judgments, report reveals

11 June 2026

Baroness Deech. Image © House of Lords / photography by Roger Harris, reproduced under an Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) licence

Surrogacy and reproductive law ‘shouldn’t be lumped together’ – Baroness Deech

11 June 2026

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DSIT launches AI Growth Lab to target legal services innovation

11 June 2026

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New jurisdictional guidance for remote participation in the family courts

11 June 2026

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Family court ‘indebted’ to journalists for helping trace children following US child abduction case

10 June 2026

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Government to roll out family finding schemes across England

10 June 2026

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Nuffield publishes strategy to revamp ‘disempowering’ family court system

9 June 2026

Jelena Lentzos

LSB appoints new director of strategy, policy and engagement

9 June 2026

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Cohabitation reform: Family lawyers react

8 June 2026

Hannah Livesey

Firm news: New family partners for Knights, Burgess Mee and Watkins Solicitors

8 June 2026

A cohabitation agreement with two house keys on top, next to a small toy house and a book

Government ‘will strengthen rights for unmarried couples’ as cohabitation consultation launches

5 June 2026

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Tour de Law charity race opens for registration

5 June 2026

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BREAKING NEWS: Government ‘will strengthen rights for unmarried couples’ as cohabitation consultation launches

4 June 2026

UK Supreme Court

‘Regressive’ Supreme Court ruling overturns Cheshire West consent precedent with immediate effect

4 June 2026

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Compliance roles to be separated from senior leadership, as SRA clamps down on client money protection

4 June 2026

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Legal whistleblowers gain greater protection as SRA gets PIDA designation

4 June 2026

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ALSP consultant headcount grows 25% in 12 months, topping 5,000

4 June 2026