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Independent review calls for major reset of Legal Services Board
The Ministry of Justice has published an independent public bodies review of the Legal Services Board, led by Richard Lloyd. The review examined the LSB’s…Brazilian Bar launches national study on AI in legal practice
Brazil’s Federal Bar Council, the Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil (OAB), has launched a national study with Stanford University’s Deliberative Democracy Lab and the Brazilian…New Zealand introduces administrative triage for lawyer complaints
New Zealand has amended the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 to permit the Lawyers Complaints Service to undertake an initial administrative assessment of eligible complaints…Australia-UK regulatory dialogue reports on cross-border legal practice
The Legal Services Regulatory Dialogue established under the Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement has published a report on its work concerning cross-border legal practice. The…India releases Draft Advocates Amendment Bill for consultation
India’s Ministry of Law and Justice has announced the release of the Draft Advocates (Amendment) Bill 2026 for stakeholder and public consultation. The draft was…Bahrain adopts new Advocacy Law for the legal profession
Bahrain has enacted Law No. 24 of 2026 issuing a new Advocacy Law, replacing the Attorney Law introduced by Legislative Decree No. 26 of 1980.…Hong Kong strengthens trainee solicitor registration disclosures
The Law Society of Hong Kong has outlined proposed enhancements to the registration framework for trainee solicitor contracts, centred on revisions to the Application for…Ireland reports growth in professional entry and demand for flexible pathways
Ireland’s Legal Services Regulatory Authority has published its seventh annual Pathways to the Professions report, recording growth in both entry to professional training and qualification…Cayman ruling clarifies limits of Legal Services Act transition
In Re: Phang Ling San [2026] CIGC (Misc) 1, the Cayman Islands Grand Court refused an application for general admission as an attorney-at-law under the…Québec funds community-based jurists through Info Justice centres
Québec’s Ministry of Justice, the Barreau du Québec and the Chambre des notaires have announced C$7.5 million in funding over three years to recruit 19…California Supreme Court seeks views on Community Justice Worker programme Short version
The California Supreme Court has directed the State Bar of California to circulate a proposed rule of court for public comment on the creation of…Germany reinforces foreign ownership ban in tax advisory market
The latest reform of the German Tax Advisory Act (Steuerberatungsgesetz, StBerG), adopted in June 2026, fundamentally reshapes third-party investment in the German tax advisory market, tightening existing rules by extending professional…Spanish Bar backs social security transition route for lawyers on mutual schemes
Spain’s General Council of the Bar has backed a proposed “gateway” into RETA, the country’s public social-security regime for self-employed workers. The reform would give…International legal organisations condemn attacks on Tunisia’s legal profession
A group of 40 international legal and human rights organisations has condemned what it describes as escalating attacks on Tunisia’s legal profession, judiciary and civil society. The…German Federal Bar reports on professional rules, AI and protection of the legal profession
The German Federal Bar, Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer (BRAK), has reported on the latest meeting of the lawyers’ self-regulatory assembly, Die Satzungsversammlung. The meeting adopted amendments to specialist lawyer rules and considered…France clarifies confidentiality frameworks for legal advice and correspondence
France has introduced new confidentiality protections for certain legal consultations prepared by in-house counsel. The framework creates a limited confidentiality regime for internal legal advice,…