Jean-Yves Gilg

Editor, Solicitors Journal

House of surprises

The House of Lords delivered ground-breaking judgments in 2009, the question now is how housing lawyers will live with them, and whether the new Supreme...

Update: environment

Meyric Lewis and Cain Ormondroyd discuss the implementation of the civil sanctions regime and cases on the designation of an SSSI, the impact of the...

The Climate Change Act 2008

Great expectations: the Climate Change Act reflects the UK's staunch commitment to reduce greenhouse gases, but the implementation process is complex and questions remain over...

Beyond the call of duty

Were it not for pro bono, many people would be denied legal representation. As lawyers, the desire to succeed in a case should apply whether...

Those who can...

Courts are not the only channel for barristers who love advocacy: for Jeremy Robson, teaching the BVC holds all the thrills, challenges and satisfaction of...

When secretaries were tall

When I was small and secretaries were tallâ€¦ Fans of the Bee Gees will know that this is a slight corruption of their song First...

Small steps

Recent developments regarding the Lisbon Treaty and the Rome I Regulation may not seem ground-breaking, but practitioners who advise on international contracts should familiarise themselves...

Sun columnist who became foreman of jury in murder case was "faithful to his oath"

The Court of Appeal has found no evidence that Sun columnist Fergus Shanahan, who once described Lord Phillips as â€œthe mugger's mateâ€, was not â€œentirely...

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