The Law Society: Earned Settlement, Fairness and the Rule of Law
Professional body statement on fairness, non-retrospectivity, family impacts, employer burdens and rule-of-law concerns.
Summary
This Law Society statement connects the Earned Settlement proposal to fairness, non-retrospectivity, family impacts, employer burdens and rule-of-law concerns. It is included as a professional legal-sector reference in the external ecosystem layer.
Why this matters for the archive
The statement aligns with the archive's focus on legal certainty, prospective versus retrospective application, reliance interests and the rule-of-law implications of altering settlement expectations mid-pathway.