The Solicitors Regulation Authority said Thursday that it will bring out changes to its code of conduct in May to ensure that solicitors and law firms treat colleagues fairly and with respect, following approval from the Legal Services Board.
Leading academics in the U.K. have embarked on a "landmark" study to unearth the reasons behind a wrongful prosecution scandal that engulfed the legal profession two decades ago and to prevent future injustices from occurring, the universities behind the initiative said Wednesday.
The Law Society urged the government on Friday to act quickly to help people with family, employment and other legal problems as it detailed the "devastation" of the country's legal aid system by legislation brought in a decade ago.
The trade body for the solicitors profession said Wednesday it was disappointed that the Chancellor had failed to extend its financial support for the justice system, although it was not all doom and gloom for the legal sector.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 sparked a domino effect of international law firms closing their doors in Moscow and other Russian cities. BigLaw might have left the country but most of their operations remain under new names.