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In this week’s Civil Way, former District Judge Stephen Gold covers cinema lessees’ attempts to avoid liability for rent during lockdown, and joint advice for divorcing couples―’a “one lawyer, two clients” model for couples who have agreed to make full disclosure’

Challenging an arbitration award for serious irregularity causing substantial injustice: Ravi Aswani & Valya Georgieva examine section 68

Stephen Gold can’t get enough of the archives. This month he has had his nose in The Law Journal for 1925 and encounters much merriment at the Law Society & some hotel sheets

Directing the jury on the standard of proof & meaning of ‘sure’ is no easy task, writes Paul McKeown

Former District Judge and NLJ columnist Stephen Gold writes in this week’s Civil Way about the ‘sacrilege’ of the closure of the Mayor’s and City of London Court, the latest ‘pea green’ fashion in family law tomes, and the scandalous ‘repayments whizz’ of the 0.5% interest rate of HMRC repayments

Souvenir hunts; Green with remedies; Tax interest up—and stagnant; Term end divorce report; Address blues

Sex entertainment venues: Zia Akhtar reports on local authority licensing powers & the ‘nil cap’ policy

Andrea De Biase predicts the UK will ratify the Singapore Convention

Judiciary on the warpath? Dominic Regan provides an update on client contributions & a costs management bombshell on the horizon

The Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) costs caps should increase, the Civil Procedure Rule Committee (CPRC) has recommended

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

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Flint Bishop—Charlotte Harris

Sheffield expansion continues with appointment of commercial property partner

Browne Jacobson—Paul Duggan

Browne Jacobson strengthens banking and finance practice with latest partner appointment Paul Duggan

Ward Hadaway—Chris Piggott

Employment partner joins Ward Hadaway

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Legal sector teams gear up for Festival of Sport 2026

The Law Society RFC Festival of Sport returns next month, bringing together legal and financial services professionals for one of the sector’s largest annual sporting events

The LexisNexis Legal Aid Deserts Report 2026

Legal aid deserts leave almost one in four without adequate access to justice

SRA sounds warning over AI misuse as reports & investigations mount

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has warned solicitors and law firms that using artificial intelligence does not alter their professional obligations, amid concerns over inaccurate legal material and client confidentiality

NLJ this week: Love, money & the spreadsheet

Can a meticulously maintained spreadsheet turn a couple’s informal financial arrangements into legally enforceable obligations?

NLJ this week: Inside the privilege circle

A significant High Court decision has provided welcome clarification on how far legal advice privilege can extend within large corporate organisations

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Procedure & practice

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Flint Bishop—Charlotte Harris

Browne Jacobson—Paul Duggan

Ward Hadaway—Chris Piggott