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140 and still counting; New family pilot; DJs given some work; Kid jabs

Former District Judge Stephen Gold covers an increase in the small claims track limit for non-road traffic accidents, in Civil Way this week

Corporate landlords give thanks; Don’t forget the pension; Domestic abuse: definition extension; Financial remedies: HURRY!

Is it murder on the statute book this week or a reprieve for certain property owners, in former District Judge Stephen Gold’s Civil way column?

Divorce rules out; Service charge enforcement; E-bundle breakdowns; 167 out of 1793 may do

In this week’s Civil Way, Stephen Gold looks ahead to April, when the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 is due to come into force. He covers the rules, costs, fees and mediation

Possessions and Covid; More inquest legal aid; New contempt forms; Possession defence test; Dissolved companies caught

Former District Judge Stephen Gold picks his way through the subjects of possession, death, prison and disqualification, in this week’s Civil Way

Judgment debtors hit for VAT; Success fee through back door; Divorce reform latest; Document redaction OK? Service charge battle; Mercy for Personal Reps

Former District Judge Stephen Gold puts the Christmas tree decorating to one side and surveys the latest legal developments in Civil Way this week, covering the enforcement of debts, or rather who pays the fees for it, as well as the question of success fees in an inheritance battle

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Browne Jacobson—Matthew Kemp

Firm grows real estate team with tenth partner hire this financial year

Hogan Lovells—Lisa Quelch

Partner hire strengthens global infrastructure and energy financing practice

Sherrards—Jan Kunstyr

Legal director bolsters international expertise in dispute resolution team

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NLJ this week: Police, contempt and the rule of law

Can a chief constable be held responsible for disobedient officers? Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth, professor of public law at De Montfort University, examines a Court of Appeal ruling that answers firmly: yes

NLJ this week: Arbitration’s fast lane—with guardrails

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

NLJ this week: Justice for some, access for few?

The Ministry of Justice is once again in the dock as access to justice continues to deteriorate. NLJ consultant editor David Greene warns in this week's issue that neither public legal aid nor private litigation funding looks set for a revival in 2026

NLJ this week: Bundles, bots & bonkers rent

Civil justice lurches onward with characteristic eccentricity. In his latest Civil Way column, Stephen Gold, NLJ columnist, surveys a procedural landscape featuring 19-page bundle rules, digital possession claims, and rent laws he labels ‘bonkers’

NLJ this week: When your brain signs the contract

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

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Civil way

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Browne Jacobson—Matthew Kemp

Hogan Lovells—Lisa Quelch

Sherrards—Jan Kunstyr