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Stephen Gold

NLJ columnist

Stephen Gold has many years’ experience both as a recently retired civil and family judge and, before that, as a practising solicitor. He is an NLJ columnist and has written our civil way column for more than 30 years and is the author of Breaking Law – The Inside Guide to Your Legal Rights & Winning in Court or Losing Well.

 

 

NLJ columnist

Stephen Gold has many years’ experience both as a recently retired civil and family judge and, before that, as a practising solicitor. He is an NLJ columnist and has written our civil way column for more than 30 years and is the author of Breaking Law – The Inside Guide to Your Legal Rights & Winning in Court or Losing Well.

 

 

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
New arbitration law in; October’s CPR treats; needs of a Sch 1 mum; CPR 187th update; covert recordings; good news for shy directors.
E2 remedied; price marking put back; housing for abuse victims; delayed claim forms; committal put right; protocol claims get a kick; matrimonialisation endorsed
Commission ruling; CoA civil guidance; ‘I am opposed by a spaniel’; SLAPPing good definition; lenders shall enquire.
CFO not so special; whiplash pain; abusive legal aid; NDA reform
Wording of a deadline; a new type of law firm; the route to an intermediary; small claim: big loss.
Chats on the boundary; owning up to AI in court; joint divorce popular: official; who needs a seal?!
Trainees stand by; the King needs DJs!; Rules, Rules, Rules; High Court Control; body news
Unpaid tax interest up; CPR 183rd update notched up; appeal trap you (should) know; a bit of tax avoidance; IVA protocol revised.
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Freeths—Ruth Clare

Freeths—Ruth Clare

National real estate team bolstered by partner hire in Manchester

Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon

Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon

Partner appointed head of family team

mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison

mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison

Firm strengthens agriculture and rural affairs team with partner return

NEWS
Conveyancing lawyers have enjoyed a rapid win after campaigning against UK Finance’s decision to charge for access to the Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched a recruitment drive for talented early career and more senior barristers and solicitors
Regulators differed in the clarity and consistency of their post-Mazur advice and guidance, according to an interim report by the Legal Services Board (LSB)
The dangers of uncritical artificial intelligence (AI) use in legal practice are no longer hypothetical. In this week's NLJ, Dr Charanjit Singh of Holborn Chambers examines cases where lawyers relied on ‘hallucinated’ citations — entirely fictitious authorities generated by AI tools
The Solicitors Act 1974 may still underpin legal regulation, but its age is increasingly showing. Writing in NLJ this week, Victoria Morrison-Hughes of the Association of Costs Lawyers argues that the Act is ‘out of step with modern consumer law’ and actively deters fairness
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