Amy Bell sets out the steps law firms and legal teams can take to prepare for the ‘failure to prevent fraud’ offence coming into force in September 2025.

Do we need client consent to change our retention period for files that fall under the Money Laundering Regulations?

Learn more about the UK government’s latest AI regulations and how these could affect your legal practice. Artificial intelligence (AI) and lawtech are changing the way our sector operates. For each ...

Reform of court and tribunal services has reshaped how many solicitors work. The changes have impacted areas such as criminal, civil and family law and introduced online submissions and remote ...

Rebecca Atkinson, director of compliance at McArthur Atkinson, considers a real case where a solicitor was suspended for pasting a colleague’s electronic signature on six defences while they were out ...

Your weekly update from the Law Society’s public affairs team on all the latest developments and debates in Parliament and across Whitehall. This week: UK-EU reset, Mental Health Bill, response to US ...

I still say 'wow' when I walk into our Chancery Lane building every day," says Richard Hopkins, buildings project officer at the Law Society.