Jean-Yves Gilg

Editor, Solicitors Journal

Stifling the debate

The principle that the law should be the same for all has been challenged by doctors and science commentators who say they have been unfairly targeted by organisations trying to stifle medical debate. With the defamation bill now making its way through parliament, one doctor and one science journalist sued for libel explain why they believe the law needs changing.

Freedom of information requests

Making or resisting FOI requests? Robert McCracken QC and Cain Ormondroyd explain how they would get started

Natural selection

Aptitude tests for law school applicants could be the objective filter that gives all would-be lawyers equal access to legal education regardless of background, so why do so few universities have them? Jon Parker asks some of the main stakeholders

The living ain't easy

Felix has the summertime blues

Turfed out

It is not enough for member states to simply say their actions are 'justified' - the ECJ will scrutinise their reasoning, says Paul Stanley NO

Update: sport

Adam Leadercramer and Leo Avery review the steps involved in the bidding process for large sporting events and consider the first match-fixing charge in tennis

Magic moments

It was Henry VIII who made witchcraft a felony. Before that, the offence did not have a statutory footing as the ecclesiastical courts dispensed their own savage justice, and the clergy went about the business of inquisition as they saw fit.

Consumer panel backs regulation for all will writers

The Legal Services Board's consumer panel has called for will writing to become a reserved activity â€“ but not one reserved for solicitors.

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