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Reasons (for claimants) to be cheerful: Donny Surtani assesses the past year in international arbitration

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

Lawyers have been advised to keep electronic court bundles clearly labelled and brief, in general guidance issued by the judiciary

A Calderbank offer does not have the same effect as a Part 36 offer and should not be treated the same by a judge, the Court of Appeal has held

The High Court has sent a warning to lawyers with illegible signatures, in a case where a bill of costs was held not to have been validly served

Rent arrears go backwards; Barder visits Covid; PI PAP PERFECTED; Enforcement stays; Law at Night; Memos with threats

From business rentals to bedtime reading, former District Judge Stephen Gold has the law covered and under control, in this week’s Civil way

Tony Allen ends his series on the future of dispute resolution—depicting a post Halsey world where judges can order (A)DR prospectively & costs sanctions take a back seat

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NLJ Career Profile: John McElroy, London Solicitors Litigation Association

From first-generation student to trailblazing president of the London Solicitors Litigation Association, John McElroy of Fieldfisher reflects on resilience, identity and the power of bringing your whole self to the law

Clarke Willmott—Elaine Field

Planning and environment team expands with partner hire in Manchester

Birketts—Barbara Hamilton-Bruce

Firm appoints chief operating officer to strengthen leadership team

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NLJ this week: Sanctions ruling casts ‘wide net’ over global finance

A landmark Supreme Court ruling has underscored the sweeping reach of UK sanctions. In NLJ this week, Brónagh Adams and Harriet Campbell of Penningtons Manches Cooper say the regime is a ‘blunt instrument’ requiring only a factual, not causal, link to restricted goods

NLJ this week: England’s courts cement status as fraud battleground

Fraud claims are surging, with England and Wales increasingly the forum of choice for global disputes. Writing in NLJ this week, Jon Felce of Cooke, Young & Keidan reports claims have risen sharply, with fraud now a major share of litigation and costing billions worldwide

NLJ this week: Mazur ruling puts firms on supervision alert

Litigators digesting Mazur are being urged to tighten oversight and compliance. In his latest 'Insider' column for NLJ this week, Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School provides a cut out and keep guide to the ruling’s core test: whether an unauthorised individual is ‘in truth acting on behalf of the authorised individual’

NLJ this week: Landlords’ forced entry powers spark legal divide

Conflicting county court rulings have left landlords uncertain over whether they can force entry after tenants refuse access. In this week's NLJ, Edward Blakeney and Ashpen Rajah of Falcon Chambers outline a split: some judges permit it under CPR 70.2A, others insist only Parliament can authorise such powers

NLJ this week: Push to scrap ‘vague’ public office misconduct law

A wave of scandals has reignited debate over misconduct in public office, criticised as unclear and inconsistently applied. Writing in NLJ this week, Alice Lepeuple of WilmerHale says the offence’s ‘vagueness, overbreadth & inconsistent deployment’ have undermined confidence

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Procedure & practice

MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: John McElroy, London Solicitors Litigation Association

Clarke Willmott—Elaine Field

Birketts—Barbara Hamilton-Bruce

NLJ Career Profile: John McElroy, London Solicitors Litigation Association