Jean-Yves Gilg

Editor, Solicitors Journal

Update: estate planning

David Bird reviews auto-enrolment under the pensions bill, the disclosure of tax avoidance schemes regime and an interim report by the Office of Tax Simplification

Lord Phillips gives 'green light' to tweeting

Lord Phillips has given a â€œgreen lightâ€ to tweeting and texting from the Supreme Court â€“ by lawyers, the press and the public.

CAB chief executive warns of closures after 'triple whammy' of funding cuts

Legal advice centres across the country will be forced to close as local authority funding is cut, the head of Citizens Advice has warned.

CAB closures loom amid council cuts

Legal advice centres will be forced to close as local authority funding is cut, the head of Citizens Advice has warned.

Garner considers appeal over Hampton Court development

Keith Garner is considering an appeal after the High Court rejected his legal challenge to the redevelopment of a site on the opposite bank of...

Children of failed asylum seeker can stay in UK, Supreme Court says

The children of a Tanzanian asylum seeker, who twice pretended to come from Somalia to stay in the UK, can remain in the country, the...

Commons rights ruling will undermine land values, solicitor says

A sole practitioner in Devon is preparing an appeal against a High Court ruling which he says could lead to subsidies being cut and land...

Opening options

Before sentencing a mother to prison judges should give greater consideration to her children's needs, says Rona Epstein

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