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Spotlight | Peter Golden

Never mind the gap year: instead of taking a year out after his studies, Peter Golden jumped straight into work and aimed high. He talks to Jennifer Palmer-Violet

It is easier and less painful to learn from other firms' mistakes

Why are so many solicitors under judicial scrutiny for their poor advice when their core value is duty of care, asks Tim Prior

Contract law update

Mark Lucas' review on the courts' activities during 2013 warns lawyers to the pitfalls inherent in drafting commercial contracts; here are some words to the wise

Personal injury update

Jock Mackenzie takes a look at clinical negligence cases where courts have had to determine reasonable care, assess medical ability and identify causation

Drawing a retainer to an end can be a minefield

Supply closure to your client and avoid conduct and commercial risk, says Tracey Calvert

Win, lose or draw

Bypassing litigation through mediation can save taxes, costs and emotional damage, as well as avoiding an 'all or nothing' outcome, says Lloyd Junor

International disputes over wills are no longer the preserve of the super-rich

The multi-jurisdiction battle over Lord Lambton's estate is just an extreme 'example of the growing rise in contentious probate cases involving cross-border 'interests, says Ed Rowntree

The training of both judges and lawyers must change to suit a new, hybrid justice system

As court practice and procedure evolve, there is an urgent need for lawyers, judges and legal trainers to consider how they should move towards a more inquisitorial justice system, says District Judge Harold Godwin