Jean-Yves Gilg

Editor, Solicitors Journal

Winning combinations

If something seems odd then it probably is. In the five years I've now been working at Weightmans they have informed staff of associate and partner promotions at around the same time. This year there was a delay between the two emailed announcements, which led to choruses of 'I told you something was up' when it was announced, a few weeks back, that the firm is in merger talks.

Update: construction

Anna Stillman considers 'without prejudice' negotiations, pleading a professional negligence claim, an adjudication enforcement case and the new Building Regulations

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 the Thames from Hampton Court Palace.

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 Supreme Court has ruled.

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