Jean-Yves Gilg

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Editor's blog | Unfinished business

As the Supreme Court was handing down judgment in Prest v Petrodel last week, the Legal Ombudsman was publishing its latest annual report, revealing that...

View from within

Building and maintaining trust from clients is only one side of the coin â€“ don't forget about your staff and colleagues, says Geraint Jones

Storm survival: How mid-sized law firms can reduce their PII premiums

Mid-market firms can reduce their PII premiums by obtaining independent accreditation and joining a group scheme, says John Thomas

Practice management | All roads lead to law

The current shrinking of training contracts is pointing graduates towards alternative legal careers, says Jonathan Kay

Prest: 'Evasion' will make the court look behind corporate personality

Following judgment in VTB v Nutritek [2013] UKSC 5, Mrs Prest was cautioned on several occasions not to hold her breath with regard to a...

Prest: transfer of assets to corporate structures will be harder to challenge

Family lawyers' hopeful anticipation of the judgment of the Supreme Court in Petrodel v Prest has been misplaced. Those voices shouting about a new dawn in the treatment of...

Prest: a very English solution

In Prest v Petrodel the Supreme Court kept company law principles intact and used property and trust law to reach a fair conclusion - but...

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