Rights and responsibilities of a private property landlord
Law Society vice president Lubna Shuja writes about the rights and responsibilities of landlords in Eastern Eye, providing advice on resolving disputes with tenants and how the eviction process works.
Gender pay gap
Our gender pay gap report for 2021 is covered by Today's Wills & Probate.
"Around 61% of our workforce is female, with women continuing to be well represented across all pay quartiles," said a Law Society spokesperson.
"There is, however, still work to be done to ensure the gender balance in the upper middle and top quartiles better reflects the gender split in the rest of the group."
Spyware threat
Council member Jonathan Goldsmith writes in the Gazette that Pegasus spyware is still a threat to solicitors and encourages the Law Society to take steps to help protect it members.
Also worth a read:
- Criminal legal aid: Raab urges barristers to be patient – Times (£)
- SRA gives workload warning – Legal Cheek
- Funding deficit predicted for legal advice agencies – Legal Futures
- Covid rules to be axed early – Guardian