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01 October 2021
Issue: 7950 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Constitutional law
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NLJ this week: Dominic Raab & demotion

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Declining status of Lord Chancellor

We have a new Lord Chancellor, but who is he and what is he likely to do?

While his predecessor Robert Buckland was generally regarded as a safe hand at the wheel, some practitioners have expressed concern about the ruined cul-de-sacs and dead ends Dominic Raab might reverse the legal system into or whether he might try to park the Human Rights Act altogether.

But is such criticism fair? NLJ columnist David Greene looks ahead to life under Raab..

MOVERS & SHAKERS

mfg Solicitors—Hayley Pearce & Lauren Williams

mfg Solicitors—Hayley Pearce & Lauren Williams

Law firm mfg Solicitors announces promotions at Ludlow office

Womble Bond Dickinson—Richard Sharpe

Womble Bond Dickinson—Richard Sharpe

Womble Bond Dickinson appoints partner in Leeds residential team

Brabners—six promotions

Brabners—six promotions

Brabners adds six to partnership in record year for partner promotions

NEWS
The legal profession's AI challenge extends far beyond fabricated case citations, according to a warning about the next phase of technological risk
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
Cross-border disputes increasingly demand creative approaches to gathering evidence, with litigators needing to look beyond traditional letters of request
A Court of Appeal ruling has clarified the distinction between contracts of 'indefinite' and 'perpetual' duration, with potentially significant implications for commercial drafting
The Court of Appeal was entitled to uphold the government's decision to proscribe Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation, according to an analysis of the ruling
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