Jean-Yves Gilg

Editor, Solicitors Journal

On the beat | Total surveillance

The extension of police powers to indiscriminantly 'snoop' on communications data is an infringement of human rights

Clocking lawyers: Why law firms need automated time capture systems

Automated time capture tools can significantly increase billable hours, says Neil Cameron

Locked-in syndrome sufferer starts right-to-die appeal

Lawyers say court should intervene without waiting for parliament to legislate where human rights are concerned

New joint parenting laws are not just unnecessary, they are dangerous

Instead of jeopardising the flexible, child-focused set of principles developed under the Children Act, the government should improve the enforceability of contact orders, says Stuart...

European briefing | Was France's tax treatment of EDF legitimate?

In deciding that the French state's actions might be acceptable, the ECJ has created unnecessary legal uncertainty, says Paul Stanley NO

Workshop: The impact of the EU law principle of effectiveness

Denis Edwards assesses the principle and the potential consequences for English public law

Residential property update

Janet Armstrong-Fox reviews recent cases on rights of way, nuisance and party walls, as well as the Access 'to Neighbouring Land Act

Editor's blog | Complain and earn up to £150,000

Allowing the SRA to make compensation awards would be a lot more satisfactory than hastily raising LeO's compensation ceiling

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