The Law Society has issued an important statement on Ukraine which the LSA endorses and which is reproduced below. The statement can also be accessed via the Law Society website here. The Law Society of England and Wales president Stephanie Boyce said: “The Law...
Guest blog by Nicola Ellen – Head of Corporate Responsibility, Shoosmiths LSA member Shoosmiths has a target for its operations to achieve net zero by 2025. This applies to the firm’s Scopes 1 (gas and refrigerants), and Scope 2 (electricity) emissions....
Much has been written about the impact of the pandemic on mental wellbeing and the annual Mental Health Awareness week helps to highlight these issues. However mental wellbeing shouldn’t be confined to 7 days, and despite all the challenges, it is encouraging how many...
It’s incredible. So much was expected of me before you all got sent home but now the magic and power I’m assumed to have is off the scale. Apparently, you all miss me. You know, like the desert misses the rain. I thought it might be because you’re all thirsty not...
The Law Society has recently issued a response to the Civil Justice Council’s rapid consultation on the impact of COVID-19 measures on the Civil Justice System (1). Their take-home message is that this “new normal is not accepted as a permanent way of accessing and...
As we approach day 60 in lockdown, law students across the country are experiencing a very different summer term to that imagined at the start of the year. Graduations have either been postponed indefinitely or are to be streamed via Zoom – an anti-climactic end...
