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11 December 2020
Issue: 7914 / Categories: Legal News , Procedure & practice , Costs
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NLJ this week: Debts & discounts

A debt respite scheme is on its way, writes former district judge Stephen Gold in this week’s ‘Civil Way’

From 4 May 2021, debtors will be given a six-week breathing space and a mental health crisis moratorium, accessed through an approved debt counsellor. Gold explains what is involved, what courts and tribunals may do and which debts are included.

In a packed column, he also addresses Part 36 offers to settle, postponement of limitations periods for claims based on fraud, concealment or mistake, and explains how discounts for online court fees ‘to lure in the punters’ have been a stunning success.

Always valuable, especially in turbulent times, find Gold here.  

Issue: 7914 / Categories: Legal News , Procedure & practice , Costs
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Carey Olsen—Patrick Ormond

Carey Olsen—Patrick Ormond

Partner joinscorporate and finance practice in British Virgin Islands

Dawson Cornwell—Naomi Angell

Dawson Cornwell—Naomi Angell

Firm strengthens children department with adoption and surrogacy expert

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Graham Green

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Graham Green

Media and technology expert joins employment team as partner in Cambridge

NEWS
Freezing orders in divorce proceedings can unexpectedly ensnare third parties and disrupt businesses. In NLJ this week, Lucy James of Trowers & Hamlins explains how these orders—dubbed a ‘nuclear weapon’—preserve assets but can extend far beyond spouses to companies and business partners 
A Court of Appeal ruling has clarified that ‘rent’ must be monetary—excluding tenants paid in labour from statutory protection. In this week's NLJ, James Naylor explains Garraway v Phillips, where a tenant worked two days a week instead of paying rent
Thousands more magistrates are to be recruited, under a major shake-up to speed up and expand the hiring process
The winners of the LexisNexis Legal Awards 2026 have now been announced, marking another outstanding celebration of excellence, innovation, and impact across the legal profession
Three men wrongly imprisoned for a combined 77 years have been released—yet received ‘not a penny’ in compensation, exposing deep flaws in the justice system. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Jon Robins reports on Justin Plummer, Oliver Campbell and Peter Sullivan, whose convictions collapsed amid discredited forensics, ‘oppressive’ police interviews and unreliable ‘cell confessions’
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