Jean-Yves Gilg

Editor, Solicitors Journal

Learning to stress less

Emma Tyler explains some of the techniques lawyers can use to recognise and deal with stress

A fertile subject

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 has opened up new definitions of parenthood potentially affecting the work of all private client practitioners, from will-writers...

Armageddon postponed

Law firms are feeling the crunch, but the smart ones are already thinking of the next stages when the economy starts picking up, says Jonathan...

Fixed costs: a minor issue

The CPR definition of a road traffic accident is so wide that access to justice, particularly in cases involving minors, is suffering, say Alison Neate...

The battle for Bleak House

The case of Couwenbergh v Valkova is the only civil case to negotiate the new CPR52 r17 procedure and make a successful second civil appeal,...

Interview: David Edmonds

David Edmonds on independent regulation, competition and the arrival of the consumer-citizen to the legal services market

Practice trends: housing law

During 2008 there were some major housing law cases, shaping practice into 2009, while proposed new legal aid contracts from 2010 will involve big decisions...

Constructive thinking

Mark Pawlowski asks whether there is scope for giving effect to informal land agreements by applying constructive trust doctrine

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