Jean-Yves Gilg

Editor, Solicitors Journal

Intake risk: Accepting new instructions on a contingency fee basis

Contingent litigation is a risky business, says John Cahill. He discusses how his firm determines whether a new instruction should be accepted

Legal Compliance Association: An online community for legal compliance professionals

Risk and compliance officers are coming together at the Legal Compliance Association to learn from each other and corporates, says Leah Darbyshire

How do you solve a problem like PII?

Laura Clenshaw interviews Chancery Pii

Government IHT proposals are 'frightening'

Government plans to introduce 'accelerated payment' laws that would force savers to pay inheritance tax (IHT) while they are still alive are "rather frightening", an...

Beware 'invisible' gifts

Executors must be wise to donees who have a vested interest in asserting the principle of donation mortis causa, says Mattew Evans

Partnerships â€“ when differences of opinion become legal

It is rare to see a decision surrounding the facts of a professional services partnership dissolution, says Siobhán Buckley

State of play: case summaries

Heather Viljoen and Karen Bayley summarise some recent interesting case law

Are estate agents liable if they pick the wrong conveyancer?

David Smith considers what level of skill and care can be expected and who is accountable if something goes wrong

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