Jean-Yves Gilg

Editor, Solicitors Journal

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 practising at the Bar

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 of May. In the original, it was Christmas trees that were tall, but that is the nearest you will get to a Christmas article from me this year. There are only 25 fee-earning days till Christmas (if you count 25 December and all weekends) and I must get on with typing another letter to earn myself one more meagre unit.

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 with the changes, says Paul Stanley NO

On the safe side

Employers that ensure they implement the correct health and safety procedures are unlikely to be found liable for workplace accidents, says Dan McCauley

The quiet revolution

In the absence of a statutory framework, equitable doctrines are increasingly finding favour with courts adjudicating over cohabitation disputes, says Tom Farley-Hills

No distractions

The new Financial Services Division of the Cayman Islands Grand Court will bring additional judicial resources and dedicated case management to enhance the court's already strong reputation in the international commercial arena, says Hector Robinson

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 Court will take a different approach to human rights defences, says Giles Peaker

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 Habitats Directive on planning applications, rules for disclosure of environmental information and the applicability of the Aarhus Convention

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