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Former District Judge Stephen Gold has valuable advice for lawyers working on general damages claims in personal injury cases, in this week’s ‘Civil way’ column in NLJ

Three Court of Appeal judges have urged a couple whose cruise in Arctic Canada was diverted due to icy conditions to ‘reach a pragmatic settlement’ rather than continue through the courts

Dominic Regan brings good news for frustrated juniors, extols the wisdom of Woolf & Jackson, & admires the common-sense approach of the Lady Chief Justice

David Burrows pays tribute to the enduring work of a legion of influential family judges

Happy birthday, Woolfians! It’s been 25 years since the arrival of the Civil Procedure Rules. In this week’s NLJ, Professor Dominic Regan, aka ‘The insider’, pays tribute to the Woolfian attribute of proportionality, and to the Lady Chief Justice (pictured), who 'oozes common sense'

A judge at Snaresbrook Crown Court erred in law by hearing a bail appeal when notice had not been served properly, the High Court has held in a legal first

The criminal cases backlog has grown again, the latest government figures show

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Anthony Collins—William Hallett & Lorna Scully

Anthony Collins hires two talented legal directors

Switalskis—five appointments

Firm expands national abuse compensation team

Mathys & Squire—nine promotions

IP firm announces new partners and senior promotions across UK offices

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NLJ this week: AI wake-up call for law firms

A High Court ruling has sent a jolt through the legal profession after a newly qualified solicitor used an internal AI tool to produce court correspondence containing a fabricated legal citation

NLJ this week: Court of Appeal redraws the consent boundary

A significant data privacy ruling has clarified what counts as valid consent under UK data protection law

NLJ this week: Hidden shareholdings could unlock probate windfalls

Executors may be overlooking billions of pounds in estate assets hidden in forgotten investments and misplaced share certificates

NLJ this week: Botox boom leaves legal protections lagging behind

Britain’s booming non-surgical cosmetics market is operating in what some critics describe as a regulatory ‘Wild West’

NLJ this week: Court battles grow over family visits in care settings

Family contact disputes are becoming an increasingly prominent feature of Court of Protection litigation

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In Court

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Anthony Collins—William Hallett & Lorna Scully

Switalskis—five appointments

Mathys & Squire—nine promotions