Stephen Gold
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.
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.
Soaring fees; Drug addicts: bad news; Witness immunity; TOLATA beats AR
Tribunal awards down; bank charge claims set to revive; ruling on missing credit agreement defence
Swear certificates, the court fee feeling, whoops, chequemate, long live rejection.
Councils into forced marriages; unfair shock; and credit reference peril
The 50th update to the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 came into force on 1 October 2009. Here’s the best of it.
>> Ivy booking problems
>> Charging order beats bankruptcy
>> Hire care offers
>> relet victory for consumers
Cafcass is in trouble. There has been a dramatic increase in public law child work post Baby P and private law business is getting less of a look in
Ritzy fees
MOVERS & SHAKERS
NLJ Career Profile: Nikki Bowker, Devonshires
Nikki Bowker, head of litigation and dispute resolution at Devonshires, on career resilience, diversity in law and channelling Elle Woods when the pressure is on
Ellisons—Sarah Osborne
Leasehold enfranchisement specialist joins residential property team
DWF—Chris Air
Firm strengthens commercial team in Manchester with partner appointment
