🎄“Christmas can be the least wonderful time of the year.” In 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, oliverconway.bsky.social reflects on why Christmas can be especially tough in #FamilyLaw. 🔗 hi.switchy.io/lIOS

🌿 #RightsOfNature Continue to Grow🌿 "There has been much recent activity in the UK codifying nature’s rights into its legal systems", says @elflaw.bsky.social's Emma Montlake, examining the growing momentum behind nature's rights in the UK 🌍 📘 Learn more in 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 ➡️ hi.switchy.io/lIP5

❇️ #DebtAdvice - Recent Developments ❇️ Aadal Shafiq & Alexa Jensen of @sheltercharity.bsky.social highlight key cases, legislation & policy changes that affect debt advice. Subscribe to 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 today to read the update in full ➡️ hi.switchy.io/lIRi #DebtAdvice#LawAndPractice #LAGMag #AccessToJustice

✨🔷IN-PERSON & ONLINE TICKETS AVAILABLE - Intermediate-Advanced Level Inquest training - 20 January 2026🔷✨ ✨Early bird pricing available until 5pm TODAY for ONLINE tickets, secure yours now ➡ swiy.co/inquests-online ✨IN-PERSON tickets are also still available, get yours here ➡ hi.switchy.io/k-7O

“The plot is entertaining, unpredictable and delivered in cosy prose,” says @jpsatthebar.bsky.social (@42br.com) of Sally Smith KC’s latest novel. 📖 Read the full review in 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 here👉 hi.switchy.io/lIOx #LegalFiction

✨🔷IN-PERSON & ONLINE TICKETS AVAILABLE - Intermediate-Advanced Level Inquest training - 20 January 2026🔷✨ ✨Early bird pricing available until tomorrow for ONLINE tickets, secure yours now ➡ swiy.co/inquests-online ✨IN-PERSON tickets are also still available, get yours here ➡ hi.switchy.io/k-7O

💫#SupportForMigrants Update💫 Sasha Rozansky (@dpglaw.co.uk), Gimhani Eriyagolla (@hodgejonesallen.bsky.social) Lilly Barritt & Mark Rogers (Both of Asylum Support Appeals Project) cover law, policy, research & recent cases for 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. Read on➡️ hi.switchy.io/lIRf #LawAndPractice #LAGMag

No one in government appears to be curious about how much better people’s lives would be with a relatively modest investment in advice @wearelapg.bsky.social @legalactiongroup.bsky.social www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69302

🏛️Costs: Investigating 'public law's disgrace' 📊@publiclawproject.bsky.social launched a new research project (funded by Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer) on legal practitioners’ experiences of & opinions about costs in #JudicialReview. ✍️Lee Marsons of PLP. Read on 👉 hi.switchy.io/lIOY

📜 "Putting rights on a statutory basis is crucial, but in the real world, lawyers are required to enforce them" 🔎 LAPG's CEO Chris Minnoch (wearelapg.bsky.social) asks: What is the government's plan for #LegalAid & advice capacity? 👉 Read more in #LAGMag: hi.switchy.io/lIOF#LegalAid#LAGMag#AccessToJustice

“It’s hard not to be a Grinch about Christmas.” Family lawyer oliverconway.bsky.social reflects on the emotional toll the festive season can have for clients and practitioners alike. 📄 Read more: hi.switchy.io/lIOS #FamilyLaw #MentalHealth

3/3 We need a better approach that makes judicial review fair, accessible, and workable for everyone: claimants, public bodies, and interveners alike. Read our article on @legalactiongroup.bsky.social: hub51.community.librios.com/article/2175...

2/3 Despite judicial review’s importance for accountability and the rule of law, the government has reportedly been looking for ways to limit UK obligations, for example via the Aarhus Convention — a treaty designed to protect environmental claimants from crushing legal costs.

1/3 Judicial review is meant to help people challenge unlawful decisions by public bodies. But today, it’s simply too expensive for most. PLP research from 2019 found that an average case can cost £30,000+. Today it is likely to be more costly. This puts justice out of reach for many.

📢 New training: Court of Protection Handbook In Practice 🗓 4 Feb 2026 | Online | 90 mins Topics: Closed Materials Guidance, Role of Deputies and Recent Case Law, Enforcing COP Orders Early bird until 9 Jan 👉 events.humanitix.com/lag-court-of...

"The journey of my life in the UK would have been very different" @fionabawdon.bsky.social talks to an immigration lawyer who has more reason than most to understand why Labour’s planned reforms to the asylum system will be so damaging. Read on in the new issue of #LAGMag➡️ hi.switchy.io/lIQ7

What is Labour's response to a crumbling criminal justice system after 20 years of underfunding? To abolish juries. Time to stop destructive tinkering with the system and go for radical reform, says LAG's CEO Sue James (@suejames.bsky.social). 📖 Read on ➡️ hi.switchy.io/lSJg

Really enjoyed being back at the Education Law conference this year. Great to meet the others working in this area again, and keep up to date with the latest developments in law and policy. #EducationLawConference2025

📢OUT NOW 📚 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 is here! Cover Story: Pro(vider) bono - The hidden cost of delivering #LegalAid Are legal aid lawyers the unsung heroes of pro bono? @fionabawdon.bsky.social reports for 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 ➡️ hi.switchy.io/lI4s #LegalAid🚨Click here to read the NEW issue in full➡️

Thank you to Ed Cape, Matthew Hardcastle and Sandra Paul for a brilliant launch webinar on Tuesday evening! If you missed it you can view the recording here: hi.switchy.io/lFNA And don't forget to order your copy! Link to order: hi.switchy.io/lFNN

“132,410 households were in temporary accommodation - the highest number on record.” In case you missed it! 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯's #HousingLaw update includes key cases on service charges, rent repayment orders, and homelessness decisions. Read on here 👉 hi.switchy.io/k_cn

“There is a clear distinction between the public interest and what the public is interested in.” In case you missed it! 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯's #CourtOfProtection update covers transparency rulings, capacity, best interests decisions & cross-border jurisdiction. Read on➡️ hi.switchy.io/l0F2

We're excited to announce the publication of the new edition of Ed Cape's Defending Suspects at Police Stations! A huge thank you to the brilliant authors for producing another excellent edition. BUY YOUR COPIES HERE👉 www.lag.org.uk/shop/book-ti... #AccessToJustice #Police #CriminalLaw

🎉 November’s Legal Action is here! This month's cover story features @h-cwj.bsky.social's desert island judgment - a case that changed the landscape of human rights law.

📢 JOB ALERT @doughtystimm.bsky.social seeks applications for tenancy from junior practitioners between 0-4 years’ call. Applications close 16 January 2026.

✨#MentalHealth Update✨ A round-up of key developments in #MentalHealthLaw & policy, from the Universal Credit Act & Mental Health Bill, to major inquiries, consultations & safeguarding reforms. By @mind.org.uk's Emma Mack, Kulthum Dambatta & Anisgvarya Ni Mhorain. #LAGMag ➡️ hi.switchy.io/kcp5

We are back with our 2025 Education Law Conference! Opening the day with a welcome from @suejames.bsky.social, setting the scene for a programme focused on Education Law Thank you to DLA Piper & @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social for supporting the conference! #LAGEducation #EducationLawConference2025

“86,370 households applied for homelessness assistance in just one quarter.” November’s 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 #HousingLaw update covers homelessness data, unlawful eviction, the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 & more, by @lizdsocialist.bsky.social & Sam Madge-Wyld. 📖Read on➡️ hi.switchy.io/k_cn

“We hear regularly from members who love their work, but feel trapped in a system that demands excellence while providing none of the tools to achieve it.” Chronic underfunding and new limits on junior staff leave the next generation of #LegalAidLawyers struggling. 📖 hi.switchy.io/kmcI

☀️Courts need cash, not just daylight☀️ "Greater openness is welcome, but it will take more than media scrutiny to fix the problems being played out daily in our #FamilyCourts" @oliverconway.bsky.social (@oliverfisher.bsky.social) for 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯➡️ tinyurl.com/4u9a9raw

🌿⚖️ #EnvironmentalLaw Update⚖️🌿 Catch up on the latest climate & environmental law developments from the ICJ's 2025 advisory opinion to major domestic judgments. Read on➡️ tinyurl.com/bdmprr69 🔔Subscribe today & get 14 issues for the price of 12! swiy.co/12for10_25

Read today 👇 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: h-cwj.bsky.social - on her seminal case where victims of serial rapist John Worboys used the Human Rights Act to defeat both the Met and the UK government to ensure that police can be held accountable for their failings. swiy.co/k13E

“Observers must explain how access would advance the open justice principle.” The November #CourtOfProtection update examines significant cases on transparency, privacy, capacity & best interests. 🔔 Full update available here ➡️ hi.switchy.io/k-T9

Housing Law Practitioners' Association: A look at what the Housing Law Practitioners’ Association has been up to in 2025 and what is coming up, from @timbgclaw.bsky.social (gardencourtlaw.bsky.social), Dianne Cowie (duncanlewiss.bsky.social ) and Laura Coyle , co-chairs of HLPA. swiy.co/k13L

We scrap juries at our peril! In 2011, Professor Cheryl Thomas KC, an expert on judges and juries at UCL (@ucl.ac.uk @laws.ucl.ac.uk), referred to research carried out on a proposed Bill of Rights, where trial by jury came first, even above access to the NHS. www.lag.org.uk/article/2171...

"Mark Evans becomes the 1st Law Society President from North Wales, where his family has lived for more than 200 years." @suejames.bsky.social, @legalactiongroup.bsky.social CEO, reflects on supporting the next generation of lawyers in rural areas for 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 📖 tinyurl.com/ycypm8ds

Announcing our Intermediate-Advanced Inquest Training on 20 Jan 2026 with leading experts Leslie Thomas KC, @dmachover.bsky.social, Helen Stone & Jessie Nicholls. Earlybird ends 19 Dec → hi.switchy.io/k-7O

“Legal training & supervision cannot be luxuries reserved for the commercial sector.” In 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, Myriam Naoual sets out how SQE costs, low pay & the Mazur ruling deepen the challenges facing new #LegalAidLawyers. @pilc-campaigns.bsky.social @younglegalaidlaw.bsky.social 📖 hi.switchy.io/kmcI

An exciting day in the LAG office! The new edition of Parole Board Hearings is OUT NOW. It's the only book to comprehensively cover the decision-making powers and procedures of the Parole Board. Get your copies here 👉www.lag.org.uk/shop/book-ti... #AccessToJustice #Parole @bhattmurphy.bsky.social

“Facts have the status of second-class citizens in the criminal legal system of England and Wales.” Emily Bolton (@we-are-appeal.bsky.social) explains why wrongful convictions aren’t fixed by law, but by facts - and why defence investigation in the UK falls short. 📖 Read on ➡️ hi.switchy.io/kn4N

“PACE has repeatedly been amended & in many places is difficult to follow.” @edcape.bsky.social, @matthardcastle.bsky.social & Sandra Paul trace 40 years of shifting police powers, changing bail regimes & the growing pressures on defence lawyers. 📖 hi.switchy.io/kTVE #CriminalJustice #LagMag

✨ Exclusively for subscribers to Legal Action magazine this month Jawaid Luqmani (@luqmanithompson.bsky.social) highlights recent important changes to the Immigration Rules (including those relating to the UK/European Applicant Transfer Scheme) as well as Home Office news and policy.

"Few orders are more draconian than a committal to prison for contempt of court." In #LAGMag this month, Russel James & Natasha Bellinger outline key procedural safeguards, defences & sentencing principles in committal proceedings under the ASBCPA 2014. ➡️ swiy.co/kW1f#LAGMag #NeedToKnow #HousingLaw

🚨 One week to go! 🚨 The launch for the 9th edition of Ed Cape's Defending Suspects at Police Stations is coming up on the 2nd of December. Book your FREE place today: hi.switchy.io/kHRH

✨ #MentalHealth Update✨ In this month's #LAGMag, @mind.org.uk's Emma Mack, Kulthum Dambatta & Anisgvarya Ni Mhorain round up the key developments in legislation, practice directions, inquiries & investigations, consultations, govt proposals & policies, reports & guides. Read on➡️ hi.switchy.io/kcp5

🌍💫#EnvironmentalLaw Update 💫🌍 From the ICJ's 2025 climate obligations opinion to major rulings in the UK courts, we bring you the essential developments in this month's 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯➡️ tinyurl.com/bdmprr69 🔔Subscribe today & get 14 issues for the price of 12➡️ swiy.co/12for10_25 #LawAndPractice

📢A must-read for housing lawyers🏠 District Judge Russel James & Natasha Bellinger break down what you need to know about committal proceedings under the ASBCOA 2014, from procedural safeguards to defences & sentencing. Read in 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯➡️ swiy.co/kW1f #LAGMag #NeedToKnow #HousingLaw

📢Integration. Integration. Integration. Politicians of all stripes insist migrants have a duty to integrate. So why are they promoting policies that will have the opposite effect and instead marginalise whole communities, asks Colin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social 📖Read on➡️ hi.switchy.io/kbuO #LAGMag

💫“An opportunity to make a tangible difference in people’s lives.” The 2026 Justice First Fellowship is open for applications, supporting the next generation of #SocialJustice lawyers. ⏱️Apply by 28 Nov 2025. Coverage in 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯⬇️ tinyurl.com/4vskcyyu

⏰ 1 week to go until the Education Law Conference! 💡 We're looking forward to coming together to connect, share ideas and build a community committed to driving change in education law. 🎟️ Limited places remaining – book now: hi.switchy.io/kOXO