Jean-Yves Gilg

Editor, Solicitors Journal

North West: fighting fit

Amid deepening troubles North West firms are embracing old fashioned values to see themselves through the economic meltdown. Jean-Yves Gilg reports

The Rashomon effect

A case before the European Court of Human Rights could lead to a fundamental review of the admissibility of hearsay evidence and offer defendants greater protection, says Ben Newton

The recent judgment of Mr Justice Akenhead in the case of Diamond Build Ltd v Clapham Park Homes Ltd [2008] EWHC 1439 (TCC), delivered on 25 June 2008, is refreshingly clear on the way the letter of intent was interpreted.

Money, toil and trouble

Funding divorce proceedings is beset with hidden pitfalls not just for the party without personal finance but also for their solicitor, warn Philip Way and Edward Heaton

Update: local government

Christopher Baker reviews the latest cases on business rates, failure to disclose the award criteria in public contract tenders, anti-discrimination duties and local authority disputes over provision of care

Cover story: Profiting through the pinch

Originally from Legal Marketing magazine vol 3 Issue 4: Graham Jarvis offers his advice on how best to respond to a recession.

All things being equal

In promoting equality and diversity, the SRA needs to rethink its targets for investigation and how it identifies risk, say Yamini Paramesan and Michelle Garlick

No silent agreements

In leasehold enfranchisement, obtaining a decision from the LVT on purchase price does not amount to agreement of the terms by tenants, explains Lucy Barber

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