Renters Reform Bill
i News (£), MSN and BBC Radio 5 Live (from 1:52:53) cover our response to the Renters Reform Bill.
The Law Society said that “without investment for housing legal aid and the courts, the bill will not achieve its aims and may lead to an increase in backlogs and landlords and tenants alike will be unable to enforce their legal rights”.
Rwanda Bill
New Law Journal, ExBulletin and TKP News continue coverage of our reaction to the Safety of Rwanda Asylum and Immigration) Bill passing through Parliament.
Law Society vice president Richard Atkinson said: “The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill will soon become law but it remains a defective, constitutionally improper piece of legislation.
“It is extremely disappointing that the sensible amendments made by peers to remove some of the bill’s worse excesses have been ignored.
“This bill is a backward step for the rule of law and the UK’s constitutional balance and it limits access to justice. Some of the most vulnerable asylum seekers will now be at further risk due to this fundamentally flawed bill.
“UK government must be extremely careful about how it implements the legislation, ensuring it continues to work with the domestic courts and in line with our international obligations and commitments.”
Muhunthan Paramesvaran, chair of our immigration law committee, spoke to Le Point about the Safety of Rwanda Bill.
Zoe Jacob, a member of our immigration law committee, spoke to German TV station ARD about the Bill.
Legal Needs Survey
New Law Journal covers findings from our Legal Needs Survey. This new research by the Law Society and the Legal Services Board reveals that two thirds of adults in England and Wales have experienced at least one legal issue in the last four years.
Ethical issues for in-house solicitors
Gazette covers the launch of a survey of ethical issues that confront in-house solicitors.
“As both legal advisers and business advisers to their employers, in-house solicitors are in a unique position, which can often give rise to competing pressures and ethical dilemmas. We know ethics is a key topic the profession would like more support on,” said Law Society president Nick Emmerson.
“As part of our professional ethics programme, the Law Society, in partnership with the Inter-Disciplinary Ethics Applied Centre at the University of Leeds, is working on a new resource to support in-house solicitors navigate ethical challenges and we have launched a survey to hear from our in-house members about their day-to-day challenges and ensure this resource is one they can use and trust.”
Land of the rising sun
The Times Brief covers Law Society president Nick Emmerson’s visit to Japan.
Also worth a read:
- 100,000 asylum seekers to be left in limbo – i news
- Regulators need to promote technology and innovation – Legal Futures
- Post Office Inquiry latest – Gazette
- Several flights a month will deport asylum seekers to Rwanda “indefinitely” – Guardian
- Labour could keep Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda policy if it is successful – Telegraph (£)
- Family court judges don robes amid safety concerns – Times (£)