John Gould
Chair
John Gould is chair of Russell-Cooke LLP and author of The Law of Legal Services, Second Edition (2019, LexisNexis) (John.Gould@russell-cooke.co.uk; www.russell-cooke.co.uk)
Chair
John Gould is chair of Russell-Cooke LLP and author of The Law of Legal Services, Second Edition (2019, LexisNexis) (John.Gould@russell-cooke.co.uk; www.russell-cooke.co.uk)
Mazur has confirmed what we all knew, says John Gould: some legal services can only be provided by those who are authorised to do so
Condemning an Attorney General based on their past client list shows a fundamental misunderstanding of the rule of law, writes John Gould
In a system ruled by immoral leaders, it may be fanciful to believe that lawyers can or will make a difference: John Gould considers a chilling lesson from history
How to protect the title of barrister? John Gould explores the options
John Gould on why serious work is required to re-set the collective moral compass of those in Government & Parliament
By diluting the judicial title, we risk interfering with the administration of justice, argues John Gould
"A book which is likely to pay for itself in the hands of any lawyer LLP"
When proceedings take place ‘in chambers’, who has the legal right of audience? This seemingly simple question lacks a clear-cut answer, explains John Gould
MOVERS & SHAKERS
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Set creates new client and business development role amid growth
Winckworth Sherwood—Charlie Hancock
Private wealth and tax offering bolstered by partner hire
Browne Jacobson—Matthew Kemp
Firm grows real estate team with tenth partner hire this financial year
NEWS
The rank of King’s Counsel (KC) has been awarded to 96 barristers, and no solicitors, in the latest silk round
Neurotechnology is poised to transform contract law—and unsettle it. Writing in NLJ this week, Harry Lambert, barrister at Outer Temple Chambers and founder of the Centre for Neurotechnology & Law, and Dr Michelle Sharpe, barrister at the Victorian Bar, explore how brain–computer interfaces could both prove and undermine consent
Comparators remain the fault line of discrimination law. In this week's NLJ, Anjali Malik, partner at Bellevue Law, and Mukhtiar Singh, barrister at Doughty Street Chambers, review a bumper year of appellate guidance clarifying how tribunals should approach ‘actual’ and ‘evidential’ comparators. A new six-stage framework stresses a simple starting point: identify the treatment first
In cross-border divorces, domicile can decide everything. In NLJ this week, Jennifer Headon, legal director and head of international family, Isobel Inkley, solicitor, and Fiona Collins, trainee solicitor, all at Birketts LLP, unpack a Court of Appeal ruling that re-centres nuance in jurisdiction disputes. The court held that once a domicile of choice is established, the burden lies on the party asserting its loss
Early determination is no longer a novelty in arbitration. In NLJ this week, Gustavo Moser, arbitration specialist lawyer at Lexis+, charts the global embrace of summary disposal powers, now embedded in the Arbitration Act 1996 and mirrored worldwide. Tribunals may swiftly dismiss claims with ‘no real prospect of succeeding’, but only if fairness is preserved
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