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23 September 2021
Issue: 7949 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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Breaking Bad returns: NLJ columnist Stephen Gold

NLJ columnist and former District Judge Stephen Gold's latest book, The Return of Breaking Bad, is now on sale

It’s a significantly expanded and updated second edition of his legal self-help best seller, with more than 25 new chapters on the legal problems we may all encounter.

Written with Gold’s customary wit, this entertaining and informative book will interest professional lawyers and legal trainees as well as litigants in person, overcharged consumers, the soon-to-be divorced and others who are facing a legal issue.

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Issue: 7949 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Jean-François Le Gal

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Jean-François Le Gal

Penningtons Manches Cooper strengthens international disputes team with appointment of leading arbitration partner

Shakespeare Martineau—Aaron Sanders & Kate Saunders

Shakespeare Martineau—Aaron Sanders & Kate Saunders

Shakespeare Martineau strengthens trust and estates disputes team with new appointments

Bellevue Law—Shannon Moore

Bellevue Law—Shannon Moore

Bellevue Law strengthens employment disputes and international advisory capability with senior associate appointment

NEWS
A divorced woman has secured funding to participate in her former husband’s inquest after the Legal Aid Agency reconsidered repeated refusals
More than 500 former rugby players can pursue brain injury claims despite serious failures to disclose documents ordered by the High Court
Developers in areas with poorly performing councils can apply directly to the Planning Inspectorate for permission under section 62A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
When does a solicitor’s retainer become a contentious business agreement? The Court of Appeal’s decision in Broadfield Law UK LLP v Barnes shows that listing hourly rates alone will not do, leaving firms and clients uncertain about their rights over bills
MPs cannot simply resign their Commons seats. Instead, they take a nominal Crown office, usually the Chiltern Hundreds or Manor of Northstead, which disqualifies them from sitting
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