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22 September 2023
Issue: 8041 / Categories: Legal News , Procedure & practice , Civil way
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NLJ this week: The world of judging, according to Gold

Former District Judge Stephen Gold offers his views on revisions to the judicial conduct guide, in this week’s NLJ

Gold foretells some X posts (formerly known as Tweets) coming down. He also highlights the guidance that fee-paid judges should use their title only in a judicial capacity or on their CV ‘and not as an advertisement for professional services or for the furtherance of trade, business, or political interests’.

Gold also suggests the CPR committee ‘take a few hundred leaves out of the book of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (Amendment) Rules 2013’. He bemoans the state of the postal service, and serves up some tips for wannabe Golds as the Judicial Appointments Commission advertises for 100 district judges. 

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
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
A polished legal defence may owe more to artificial intelligence than legal merit—and creditors risk paying the price in delay and expense
An indemnity costs battle with a £20m gap could reopen an important question: what weight should an approved budget carry?
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