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Is it time to bury outdated coroners’ service model, asks Veronica Cowan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

Gibson Dunn—London partner promotions

Gibson Dunn—London partner promotions

Firm grows international bench with expanded UK partner class

Shakespeare Martineau—six appointments

Shakespeare Martineau—six appointments

Firm makes major statement in the capital with strategic growth at The Shard

Myers & Co—Jess Latham

Myers & Co—Jess Latham

Residential conveyancing team expands with solicitor hire

NEWS
One in five in-house lawyers suffer ‘high’ or ‘severe’ work-related stress, according to a report by global legal body, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)
The Legal Ombudsman’s (LeO’s) plea for a budget increase has been rejected by the Law Society and accepted only ‘with reluctance’ by conveyancers
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
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