Jean-Yves Gilg

Editor, Solicitors Journal

Striking a balance

The conflict between the need to comply with the new practice direction on pre-action conduct and the duty to serve clients' best interests could make...

Update: commercial property

Milton McIntosh considers recent decisions on reserved rights of entry, disputes over rent arrears and rent reviews, the legality of virtual assignments and the validity...

If you can't beat 'em

Competition from 'brands' in future will force solicitors to rethink their methods of attracting and retaining clients. Could joining forces with those brands be the...

Partners in progress

The National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL) is the preeminent voluntary organisation devoted to women lawyers' interests in the US and is engaged in programming...

Photo opportunity

Demonstrating is a lawful activity, but if the police are allowed to take and retain photographs, are those involved not being treated as criminals, asks...

Wound up

With stress at work claims on the rise, practitioners need to consider the preparatory work required to win them, says David Marshall

East Midlands

As the recession extends its grip over the country East Midlands law firms take a realistic approach to the situation but remain confident they can...

More than a nuisance: personal injury under Rylands

Although not authoritatively decided, damages for personal injury should be recoverable under the Rylands rule, provided the injury arises consequentially upon interference with land, says...

Jean-Yves Gilg

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