As John Denham says: a very thoughtful discussion by Compass and Unlock Democracy of our proposals for the Take Back Control Bill Society of Labour Lawyers, as well of other proposals in this area. Those interested in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 devolution should read.

Excellent report on English local devolution from Compass and Unlock Democracy by Arianna Giovannini and Jonathan Davies now on Mastodon, Threads and BSky!. Pleased to see endorsement of many recommendations by Society of Labour Lawyers
compassonline.org.uk/publications/p…

Such a pleasure to participate - lovely mentees and great colleagues on the panel. I hugely benefited from this scheme a few years ago when applying for pupillage so would highly recommend it to aspiring lawyers #mentoring

Thank you to all of our amazing panelists and our volunteer mentors for participating in last night’s Mentoring Scheme event, where our mentees were able to gain some invaluable advice on their written applications! A big thank you also to Doughty Street Chambers for hosting!

Tickets for our 75th Anniversary dinner are now available to non-members -

Head over to our website to buy tickets: societyoflabourlawyers.org.uk/75th-anniversa…

Happy #IWD2024 !

I agree with everything our Society of Labour Lawyers Chair Catherine Atkinson for Derby North says:

“International Women’s Day is always an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women and is a call to action which acknowledges that more work needs to be done. We’ve had women serving in our

Really substantive piece of work Society of Labour Lawyers

Our Housing Group have responded to the Awaab's Law Consultation - read the full submission here: societyoflabourlawyers.org.uk/housing-group-…

Huge thanks to all involved for their hard work and effort on this!

“Populists” (authoritarians) thrive off falling trust in democratic institutions.

To restore trust we need fundamental reform.

- Call out and punish MPs who lie.
- Independent enforcement.
- One set of rules not 15.

Great to speak to Society of Labour Lawyers in Parliament.

Delighted to chair this panel on ethics and standards in public life, producing many excellent ideas for a fresh approach. Lots to do after the last few years - stay tuned for more

Trust in politics can and must be restored - our Society of Labour Lawyers discussion of ethics and standards in public life with speakers including former Supreme Court Justice Lady Arden, scholar Aradhya Sethia & barrister Sam Fowles covered insights into the current system & what must change

I went to a great Society of Labour Lawyers event on ethics in politics last night. Thanks to all the speakers. Lovely to catch up with Mike Kane as well.