The Law Society of England and Wales has announced its response to the government’s consultation on criminal legal aid. Its president I. Stephanie Boyce, said the proposed government funding would not maintain the criminal defence profession to uphold justice. She stressed: "Our criminal justice system is...

A survey from the Law Society has found that junior lawyers do not see criminal defence as a long-term career. Only one in five of 139 people surveyed said they did see criminal defence as viable. Nearly all respondents were aged between 18 and 35. One...