Jean-Yves Gilg

Jean-Yves Gilg

Editor, Solicitors Journal

Articles

Update: professional negligence
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Update: professional negligence

Spike Charlwood and Alice Nash review the latest cases on dishonesty, limitation and witness immunity, and consider how the principles of 'loss of a chance' claims apply to negotiations
Update: crime
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Update: crime

Ian Harris and Christopher Gutteridge comment on recent changes to the sentencing of dangerous offenders, the absence of a comprehensive database of statute law and a recent case concerning the defence of 'panic'
South Coast: looking beyond the recession
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South Coast: looking beyond the recession

Firms on the South Coast are working hard on their unique specialisms to beat the downturn but they are also planning their next move and already thinking of their post-recession strategies. Jean-Yves Gilg reports
Paying your dues
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Paying your dues

The House of Lords decision in Raguz may be common sense, but certain procedural problems for practitioners remain unresolved, say Teresa Edmund and Tim Allen
Legal literacy
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Legal literacy

Robert Ashton identifies common writing mistakes and outlines why simplicity is the way forward
Employment in the internet age
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Employment in the internet age

Misuse of technology by employees can land employers in hot water, and the range of defences available are limited, says Sarah Crowther
How to break the ice
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How to break the ice

Brushing up on your networking skills will help you build those all-important contacts, says Jack Downton
Update: planning
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Update: planning

Gregory Jones and Sarah Sackman review the latest planning cases involving commencement of development, and changes brought in by the Planning Act 2008