Jean-Yves Gilg

Editor, Solicitors Journal

Boutique commercial firm is ABS number ten

Founder is former Browne Jacobson partner

Lord Chief Justice announces ten per cent increase in general damages from 1 April 2013

Increase will apply to personal injury cases, nuisance, defamation and 'all other torts which cause suffering, inconvenience or distress to individuals'

Practitioners need to convince clients of the value of expert advice in advance decisions, says Andrew Cusworth

Before we speed up justice, let's make it efficient

There are some worthwhile ideas in the 'speeding up justic'; white paper, ?but let's consider what we would like to achieve first, says Andrew Church-Taylor

Service by social media will only be allowed in limited circumstances

Before allowing service by social media, the courts will need to be convinced that claimants are not trying to circumvent the strict process, say Elaine...

Life in crime | Commitment issues

Advocates must sometimes resist the temptation 'to keep the brief in-house and avoid being in a position where they are unable to attend court if...

Technology | Will the new Windows help Microsoft back into the legal sector?

With most law firms running a Microsoft-based network, the launch of Windows 8 could be 'a momentous event, at least for legal software developers, says...

Editor's blog | Autonomy expanded

By ruling that the husband of woman who went to Dignitas after being refused access to lethal drugs in her own country, had his own...

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