Issue: Vol 168, Issue 7799

Athelstane Aamodt puts the debate about the legalisation of cannabis in perspective

Will changes to the regulation of solicitors fracture the consistent assurance of client protection? John Gould reports

Nicholas Dobson discusses a councillor grievance over conduct sanctions

Automatic disqualification rules will soon apply to charity senior management. Bethan Walsh reports.

Lessons in undue influence & beneficial interests. An update from the courts by Henrietta Mason, Harriet Gibson & Chris Williams

Deferred Prosecution Agreements—five years on, what have we learned? By Oliver Cooke & Dan Hyde

Is it time to bury outdated coroners’ service model, asks Veronica Cowan