Jean-Yves Gilg

Editor, Solicitors Journal

Corporate manslaughter: the new rules

The Corporate Manslaughter Act 2007 may not be perfect but both organisations and individuals should prepare themselves for its impact, says Gerard Forlin

Update: sentencing.

Barbara Barnes reports on the latest guidelines by the Sentencing Guidelines Council and the Court of Appeal's review of its sentencing principles

E-conveyancing â€“ what comes next?

What does the future hold for e-conveyancing services, how are they likely to be accessed and what are the potential implications for firms, asks Janet...

Gambling in pubs

Though the Gambling Act 2005 is seen as a 'liberal' regime, its Code of Practice imposes a 'tough' level of compliance for gambling in public...

Promises, promises

The courts should not allow the party bound under a â€œbest endeavoursâ€ agreement to get out of it simply because it has become commercially uninteresting,...

Prenup pitfalls

Prenuptial agreements are increasingly relevant in divorce proceedings but both lawyers and clients should tread carefully, says Suzanne Kingston and Faye Fitzsimmons

A positive development?

In the first of a series articles on the new Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007, Gordon Exall assesses the scope of civil liability and...

Practice trends: criminal law

The assumption in the current legal aid reforms that the best value tendering proposals will reduce prices ignores evidence pointing to the fragility of the...

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