Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/ValidationUtil.java
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diff -u -r38ec15237ab2ce03f901019934aa20517de8f5e0 -rce1b0df55af2e2b79c1fec64c9d639333817539b
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/ValidationUtil.java	(.../ValidationUtil.java)	(revision 38ec15237ab2ce03f901019934aa20517de8f5e0)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/ValidationUtil.java	(.../ValidationUtil.java)	(revision ce1b0df55af2e2b79c1fec64c9d639333817539b)
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     private final static Pattern REGEX_FIRST_LAST_NAME = Pattern.compile("^[\\p{L}]++(?:[' -][\\p{L}]++)*+\\.?$");
 
     private final static Pattern REGEX_EMAIL = Pattern
-	    .compile("^[_A-Za-z0-9-\\+]+(\\.[_A-Za-z0-9-]+)*@[A-Za-z0-9-]+(\\.[A-Za-z0-9]+)*(\\.[A-Za-z]{2,})$");
+	    .compile("^[_A-Za-z0-9-\\+']+(\\.[_A-Za-z0-9-']+)*@[A-Za-z0-9-]+(\\.[A-Za-z0-9]+)*(\\.[A-Za-z]{2,})$");
 
     private final static Pattern REGEX_ORGANISATION_NAME = Pattern.compile("^[^<>^*@%$]*$");