Bill of Rights Bill
New Law Journal continues coverage on the Law Society’s concern that the Bill of Rights Bill is likely to have a detrimental impact on UK businesses and economic competitiveness.
Law Society Vice President Nick Emmerson said: “City lawyers who deal extensively with foreign clients, governments, regulators and representative bodies tell us the Bill of Rights Bill is being discussed with a mixture of surprise and horror.”
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Legal Aid Deserts
LexisNexis evaluates the current state of England’s legal aid deserts and analyses the progress of the government’s civil legal aid review.
The piece notes the Law Society welcomed the review with the caveat that government will need to consider how it can support firms whilst the review is taking place because “the legal aid provider base is in crisis and the spiralling cost-of-living will only add to the existing financial pressures."
Ransomware Payments
Lexology reports on a recent joint letter from the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) to the Law Society regarding the legality of ransomware payments to help the profession manage this threat.
Release of Detained Lawyer in China
Front Line Defenders reports a joint letter from global legal representative bodies, including the Law Society, calling on the Chinese government to release detained human rights lawyer Li Yuhan.
Also worth a read:
- Social Mobility Taskforce reports – FT (£)
- Anti-SLAPP legislation development – Gazette
- Further strikes announced for magistrates’ courts - Gazette
- Judicial overreach and the Bill of Rights Bill – Times (£)
- 2021 Census – Independent