Consultation Responses
Law Society response to RIPA consultation: equipment interference and interception of communications codes of practice
The right to communicate with your lawyer without fear of your computer being bugged or your messages intercepted by the security and intelligence services is basic to the functioning of the justice system and the rule of law.
Law Society provides evidence to investigatory powers review
In providing evidence to the investigatory powers review, the Law Society has called for a revision and clarification of the UK’s regulatory framework for investigatory powers.
Law Society respond to call for evidence on the draft Modern Slavery Bill
The committee is comprised of Members of the House of Commons and House of Lords and has been formed to scrutinise the Government’s draft Modern Slavery Bill and make recommendations for its improvement
‘Longer-term future of the system of the European Convention on Human Rights and the European Court of Human Rights’
The Law Society has responded to an open call for information, proposals and views from the Council of Europe’s Committee of experts on the reform of the European Court of Human Rights (DH-GDR).
The UK Government must ensure that victims of abuse perpetrated overseas are able to access justice in the UK
The following letter was published in the Times on 2 December 2013.
Law Society responds to the JCHR call for evidence on access to justice of the Government’s proposed judicial review reforms
The Law Society has responded to a call for evidence from the Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) on the implications for access to justice of the Government’s proposed judicial review reforms.
Law Society’s response to the Joint Committee on Human Rights call for evidence on Human rights judgments
The Law Society’s human rights committee have responded to a call for evidence from the Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) on Human rights judgments.
Law Society's report to UN about Viet Nam's record on human rights
The Law Society, Lawyers for Lawyers in the Netherlands and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada jointly responded to the call from the United Nations’ Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights(OHCHR) for submissions regarding human rights in Viet Nam.
Law Society's report to UN about Mexico's record on human rights
The Law Society, Lawyers for Lawyers in the Netherlands and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada jointly responded to the call from the United Nations’ Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights(OHCHR) for submissions regarding human rights in the Mexico.