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Is it time to bury outdated coroners’ service model, asks Veronica Cowan
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Laytons ETL—Maximilian Kraitt
Commercial firm strengthens real estate disputes team with associate hire
Switalskis—three appointments
Firm appoints three directors to board
Browne Jacobson—seven promotions
Six promoted to partner and one to legal director across UK and Ireland offices
From blockbuster judgments to procedural shake-ups, the courts are busy reshaping litigation practice. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School hails the Court of Appeal's 'exquisite judgment’ in Mazur restoring the role of supervised non-qualified staff, and highlights a ‘mammoth’ damages ruling likened to War and Peace, alongside guidance on medical reporting fees, where a pragmatic 25% uplift was imposed
