Jean-Yves Gilg

Editor, Solicitors Journal

On good terms

All businesses should be made aware of how they can avoid potential criminal liability for breaches of consumer contract rules on fairness, says Rebecca de Lorenzo

An intolerable situation

Should the 'best interests' test follow clinical guidelines on 'intolerability' when considering withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment from children, asks Simon Elliman

Moira Protani and Charlotte Watts review decisions published under the Charity Commission's new practice of publishing regulatory case reports, and cases highlighting the rise in legacy and testamentary capacity claims

The wrath of grapes

First we had the 2003 Licensing Act, which removed central legislative control of opening hours and handed it over to licensing authorities. The Act contained what the Home Office persist in calling a 'raft' of measures designed to control the effects of 24/7 pubs, and the Act was promoted as an aid to tourism, an inducement to a civilized European outdoors social life, and an economic enhancement.

Keeping in check

Philip Henson explains the consequences of recruiting illegal workers and the steps employers should take to ensure they stay within the law

DPP to personally review all assisted suicide cases under new policy

The Director of Public Prosecutions will be personally involved in the assessment of assisted-suicide cases to ensure consistency in the application of new guidelines published last week.

Down to a fine art

Law and the creative arts may seem worlds apart, but Elizabeth Hannaford's former legal career gave her the tools to cope with the tough world of fine art â€“ where hard work, discipline and commercial awareness are just as vital

In the line of fire

Chloe Strowger's involvement in a simulated United Nations conference was an exhilarating ride through the world of international politics â€“ and a remarkable forerunner to her legal career

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