Jean-Yves Gilg

Editor, Solicitors Journal

Memory lane

I recently caught myself saying into a digital dictation microphone my standard phrase with which I have for years now wrapped up my recordings as a clear sign off: â€œThanks that's the end of that tape.â€ Tape. Tape? What even is one of those? I vaguely recall the days of handing physical files to secretaries with a tiny tape in its little clip-on holder attached to the front of them. The tapes were easily mislaid, quickly wiped/recorded over in error and have thankfully now been consigned to history in favour of digital files.

DLA Piper enters capital of proto-ABS

Magic circle firm DLA Piper has thrown its hat in the ABS ring by buying a minority share in LawVest Ltd, a company set up only last week to deploy â€œa market disrupting brandâ€ to exploit the opportunities offered by changes to the legal services market.

Clarke launches new mandatory life sentence

Justice secretary Ken Clarke has announced that a new mandatory life sentence will be introduced, for a second 'very serious sexual or violent' offence. The long list of offences includes manslaughter, rape and wounding with intent together with terrorism offences, child sex offences and 'causing or allowing the death of a child'.

Law course applications fall to just above UK average

Jean-Yves Gilg

Memory lane

DLA Piper enters capital of proto-ABS

Clarke launches new mandatory life sentence

Law course applications fall to just above UK average

Former Apax boss tells Cameron to scrap unfair dismissal laws

Devil in the detail

Legal aid cuts 'will force victims of human trafficking to claim asylum'

Attorney General to argue in person that prisoners should not get vote

Jean-Yves Gilg

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