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The Bar Council has published a statement condemning the sanctions announced by the government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) against certain barristers and their ‘immediate families’.

MPs and peers went into battle this week over the government’s controversial Bill to limit soldiers’ accountability for war crimes.

Lord Sales has given a speech on the implications of Brexit and coronavirus (COVID-19) for UK law to the New Zealand Senior Courts Judges’ Conference.

Michael Zander QC reports on the George Floyd case, now nearing its end

Mandatory mediation: an impossible contradiction? Not in Ontario, Canada. Jennifer Egsgard reports.

Lord Justice Dingemans has been appointed lead judge for international relations for the next four years.

Brazil is one of the countries hardest hit by COVID-19. The disease has raced through the population and has already overwhelmed the healthcare system of Manaus in Amazonas.

As one of the countries hardest hit by COVID-19, Brazil’s recovery hinges on the success of its vaccination program. David Andrew Taylor reports

Supreme Court rules on watershed moment for multinational companies

A LexisNexis employee has won $50,000 funding for his idea for a mobile property rights advice unit in South Africa

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Womble Bond Dickinson appoints Paula Myers to private capital team in Leeds

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NLJ this week: Raising the age bar

Calls to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14 have been renewed, with the Bar Council arguing the current threshold criminalises children too early and risks pushing them towards lifelong offending

NLJ this week: Beyond AI hallucinations

The legal profession's AI challenge extends far beyond fabricated case citations, according to a warning about the next phase of technological risk

NLJ this week: AML supervision shake-up

Law firms should use the transition period before the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) assumes anti-money laundering (AML) supervision to strengthen governance and compliance, experts have warned

NLJ this week: Options for global evidence gathering

Cross-border disputes increasingly demand creative approaches to gathering evidence, with litigators needing to look beyond traditional letters of request

NLJ this week: Indefinite or forever?

A Court of Appeal ruling has clarified the distinction between contracts of 'indefinite' and 'perpetual' duration, with potentially significant implications for commercial drafting

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International justice

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Womble Bond Dickinson—Paula Myers

mfg Solicitors—five promotions

Brabners—six promotions