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14 October 2022
Issue: 7998 / Categories: Legal News , Procedure & practice , Civil way
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NLJ this week: On the road with Gold

It’s rough justice for road traffic claimants under the protocol, writes former district judge Stephen Gold in this week’s 'Civil Way'.

‘I know because Jackson LJ told us so… and he knows because he effectively designed it and I witnessed it myself once or twice (but not when I was sitting, of course),’ he writes. Gold illustrates his point with a case of two taxi drivers.

Gold also covers ‘failure to remove’ claims against social services, referring to two recent cases. He reminds lawyers that ‘claimants must identify for what it is alleged the defendant has assumed responsibility, the facts relied on as establishing the assumption of responsibility and the dates the alleged duty arose and, if relevant, the periods during which it was owed’.

Finally, Gold takes a look at the rapidly developing evolving (due to U-turns and interest rate hikes) fields of capital gain tax and Court Funds Office’s rates.

See this week's 'Civil Way' here.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors announces four promotions

NEWS
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
A polished legal defence may owe more to artificial intelligence than legal merit—and creditors risk paying the price in delay and expense
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step
The Environment Agency can prosecute offences beyond environmental legislation where proceedings support its statutory functions, the Divisional Court has confirmed
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