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Issue: Vol 168, Issue 7799

29 June 2018
IN THIS ISSUE

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Is it time to bury outdated coroners’ service model, asks Veronica Cowan

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Womble Bond Dickinson—Paula Myers

Womble Bond Dickinson—Paula Myers

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

mfg Solicitors—five promotions

mfg Solicitors—five promotions

Law firm mfg Solicitors announces five promotions at Birmingham office

Brabners—six promotions

Brabners—six promotions

Brabners adds six to partnership in record year for partner promotions

NEWS
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
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
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