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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7256

18 January 2007
IN THIS ISSUE

Why do we allow revenge and neglect to play such major roles in our justice systems?

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Geoff Barrett and Martin Finigan highlight the dangers of relying on composite insurance

Steven Raeburn exposes the uneasy consequences of the baser elements of journalism

Lea Brocklebank considers the challenges facing insurance lawyers in 2007

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Timing should not let rapists off the hook argues
Kjersti Lehmann

Dadourian Group International Inc v Simms and others
[2006] EWCA Civ 1745, [2006] All ER (D) 305 (Dec)

Dominic Thomas explains why the demand for environmental insurance is on the increase

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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
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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