Jean-Yves Gilg

Editor, Solicitors Journal

Government giving 'as little as possible' on legal aid

Medical negligence and domestic violence concessions fail to satisfy critics

QASA, the levelling scheme

Another year, another disappointment for solicitor advocates as none of the applicants for silk made the grade.

New family arbitration scheme is no alternative to litigation

The sound rationale behind the new family dispute arbitration scheme doesn't mean it is a credible alternative to either mediation or litigation, says Miles Geffin

Faulty breast implant removal: does your client have a claim?

Hugh Koch and Karen Addy review the psychological diagnosis process for women considering a compensation claim following the removal of faulty breast implants

Local government update

Simon Chappel and Peter Hill review the progress of the Localism Act, the community right to challenge, the Health and Social Care Bill, academies and...

Consumer update

Recent cases have revealed the complexity of the unfair relationship test, says Bryan Nott

Animal Welfare Act: five successful years?

The Act was hailed as a revolutionary step forward in animal welfare law and, for once, parliament appears to have got it right, says Tim...

Life in crime

The dialogue between the British and the Strasbourg courts works well, says Ben Newton

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