Jean-Yves Gilg

Editor, Solicitors Journal

Law Commission to review 'needs' of divorcing couples

The Ministry of Justice has asked the Law Commission to make recommendations on what is meant by financial â€œneedsâ€ when couples separate or divorce.

A tale of two cities

Perdoni v Curati reinforces to practitioners the importance of establishing domicile, advises Nigel Thomas

Government to impose six-month limit on care proceedings

The government has decided to bring in a new law imposing a six-month limit on care proceedings in its response to the Norgrove report.

Mixed reaction to postponement of Jackson reforms

FOIL disappointed by delay, but Law Society welcomes 'breathing space'

Most barristers open-minded on working at ABSs

Most barristers are con-sidering or might consider working in an ABS, a survey of 3,000 barristers for the Bar Council and Bar Standards Board has revealed.

Djanogly gives ground on medical negligence and domestic violence

Justice minister Jonathan Djanogly has said the government will make compromises on legal aid for children in medical negligence cases and the definition of domestic violence, while refusing to budge on the â€œmain tenetsâ€ of the legal aid bill.

Off target

The adoption system needs vast improvements â€“ but imposing stringent time limits is illogical and unhelpful, argues Graham Pegg

New beginnings

First Silverbeck Rymer, now Russell Jones & Walker. Are the first law firms to be acquired as part of alternative business structure plans a sign of things to come? Mike Scutt reports

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