Jean-Yves Gilg

Editor, Solicitors Journal

Forgive and forget

HMRC's cost effective approach to tax collection is the result of a lack of resources and may only succeed in shifting lost tax revenue from...

Legal ombudsman calls for regulation in will writing

The ombudsman has suggested a voluntary scheme as a short-term solution until a long-term alternative is found

News in brief: week beginning 13 October 2014

Chris Grayling should be a guardian of the justice system, the Elgin Marbles must be returned to Greece and British football may be reaching breaking...

Brieflessâ€¦

â€¦and anonymous French lawyer has been suspended after appearing in court wearing nothing under his legal robes.

With an ounce of knowledge

The LSB is correct in advising caution on recognising McKenzie friends as a legitimate feature of the legal services market, says Nicola Caffery

Grayling's High Court defeats are â€œonly humanâ€ mistakes

Law Society and MoJ consultant criticise legal aid proposals as Chris Grayling is questioned by the House of Lords. John van der Luit-Drummond reports

Dealing with non-disclosure

Ros Bever and Hayley Trim look at how the courts are dealing with the increasingly prevalent issue of non-disclosure in divorce battles

Business groups call on prime minister to scrap legal reforms

The government's commitment to ending the LASPO exemption on insolvency litigation is labelled 'misguided', 'anti-business' and 'flies in the face of available evidence'

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