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Rayner my parade! The importance of specialist advice.
Jemma Brimblecombe
28 April 2025
RICS shines its spotlight on the use of AI: have your say
Another week, another consultation deadline for a proposed RICS standard. As foreshadowed in our previous blog, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is currently seeking feedback on its proposed Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence, 1st Edition standard (Proposed Standard).
22 April 2025
The time for feedback is today: RICS’ updated Countering Financial Crime Standard
Time is running out for Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) members and other stakeholders to have their say on RICS’ proposed second edition of its Countering Financial Crime Standard (Proposed Standard).
17 April 2025
Press Round-Up: Regulatory and Professional Discipline – February and March 2025
A summary of cases and news relating to Regulatory and Professional Discipline between February and March 2025
15 April 2025
Navigating the Green Frontier: Clinicians' Role in the Prescription of Medical Cannabis
The landmark introduction of The Misuse of Drugs (Amendments) (Cannabis and Licence Fees) (England, Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2018. paved the way for legalised access to medicinal cannabis in the UK. Medicinal cannabis was subsequently defined as a special medicinal product which could be used in accordance with a prescription.
19 February 2025
Starting a private prosecution – evidential sufficiency & duty of candour
A recent High Court decision Whitehead v Westminster Magistrates’ Court [2024] EWHC 2868 (Admin) serves as a helpful reminder of the steps that one must take to establish valid grounds before a summons can be issued in a private prosecution.
