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Description: Keir Starmer The Biography front cover

What does Keir Starmer’s new biography reveal about the impact of his human rights barrister background on his political career? Fiona Bawdon...

Legal aid
Description: People_Pexels_Ingo Joseph

The Public Understanding of Law Survey, led by the Victoria Law Foundation research team, seeks to investigate the legal needs and capability of the...

Legal aid
Description: Pro-choice rally_Pexels_Derek French

Amid the increasing investigation, prosecution and criminalisation of abortion, a way forward was suggested at the Doughty Street Chambers...

Criminal law
Description: APPG on Access to Justice

Domestic abuse victims will be able to use a streamlined process to obtain protection orders, if a pilot project starting this spring is successful.

Family and children
Description: Postcard from North Wales

A former sub-postmaster’s wise words at a conference in London reminded Katherine Adams that communities across the UK have more in common than...

Civil justice
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Liz Davies KC and Sam Madge-Wyld cover housing law news and legislation, and cases on possession claims and harassment, transfer of tenancy, rent...

Housing
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Published2024-03-20

Enemies of the people or staunch defenders of the rule of law? How we talk about law and lawyers really matters if we hope to build support for a...

Civil justice
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Nick Emmerson explains why the Law Society feels it has had no choice but to commission its own robust research into the true cost of providing legal...

Legal aid
Description: Karen Buck MP

Giles Peaker pays tribute to Karen Buck, the MP behind groundbreaking legislation to protect tenants, as she announces her departure from parliament.

Housing
Description: Environmental Law Foundation logo

The success of the Isleworth Society in opposing the Park Road Allotments development is an inspiring example of effective grassroots mobilisation.

Civil justice
Description: Person pushing another in wheelchair_Pexels_Gustavo Fring

Anti-discrimination law covers not just disabled people themselves, but also those ‘associated’ with them, such as family members. Housing...

Housing
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The Housing Law Practitioners’ Association would like to thank Simon Mullings for all that he has accomplished during his two terms as its...

Housing