Jean-Yves Gilg

Editor, Solicitors Journal

Badge of honour?

The British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies should no longer be considered 'tax havens', according to UK prime minister David Cameron, but Fiona Le Poidevin wonders whether this will be the death knell for that label

Company law update

Debbie King reviews the requirement of carrying on of business for a partnership to exist at all, and the new rules on company directors' remuneration

Word gets around

Are you making business friends and influencing people regularly? Everyone should be constantly networking, whether they like it or not, says Geraint Jones

Blotting your copybook

Will drafting aims are often overlooked, as case law tells us. But there is really no excuse for sloppy mistakes, says Hannah Herbert

Organically grown

In a highly competitive market, strong referral relationships are more important than ever and can help attract clients, says Charles Wootton

Against her will: the practical limitations of forced marriage protection orders

The greatest obstacle to effective enforcement of forced marriages protection orders is the fear, on the part of the individuals they seek to protect, that family members would end up in prison, says James Weston

Edmonds to step down as chair of LSB

New chair must ensure regulation is 'as light touch as possible'

Break up, build up

When David Edmonds first suggested last year that all frontline regulators should be replaced with a single regulator, most of us took this with a pinch of salt. It was another poke into the ants' nest, a way of testing how stakeholders would respond to what appeared to be a frighteningly radical idea.

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