It is estimated that as many as 25,000 people currently live in some kind of residential care. It is hoped that their cases will be reviewed by the newly created Decision Support Service, once the ...

Applications are open for the spring 2025 Diploma in In-House Practice. This course is designed to provide in-house lawyers or aspiring in-house lawyers with a comprehensive understanding of the ...

Psychological safety is the foundation of high-performing teams in the workplace and central to creating a culture of wellbeing and productivity, which is why we are launching two new toolkits on ...

The ruling in Case C-149/17 Bastei Lübbe v Michael Strotzer is the most recent addition to a series of CJEU judgments that address the balancing of fundamental rights in the context of the enforcement ...

Places an obligation on solicitors to provide advice and information prior to the issuing of any proceeding – a statutory declaration is required to be provided to satisfy same, The court has the ...

The Domestic Violence Act 2018 was commenced in January. It amends and consolidates the law on domestic violence and is one of the most significant family law statutes introduced in the past 20 years.

There is a great deal to be gained from a variety of peer support structures that can help reduce professional loneliness and isolation. Professional loneliness, as a concept, may be unfamiliar, but ...

Don’t forget to take out Law Society membership during the PC renewal period. Membership entitles you to a wide range of services, including the important right to run for and vote for your Council ...

According to the Scottish Prisons Commission, “prison may sometimes do good, but it always does harm”. The essence of this statement is undoubtedly true. However, if prison administrations were ...

Much of the profession will already be aware that there will be new obligations on solicitors regarding legal costs when sections 149 to 161 of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 are commenced.

Lawyers at Eversheds Sutherland have urged business leaders in certain sectors to prepare for requests from EU member states about their overseas investments. This follows a call from the European ...

Move more and sit less with these top tips for those working from home. More than half of those working from home as a result of the COVID-19 restrictions estimate that they are sitting down for an ...