Jean-Yves Gilg

Editor, Solicitors Journal

Police who handcuffed barrister in RCJ offer Â£100,000 and apology

The barrister awarded Â£100,000 in police compensation after being led away from the Royal Courts of Justice in handcuffs says the cost to the taxpayer...

Gurkhas lose pensions challenge

The British Gurkha Welfare Society has failed in its second bid to boost the pensions of Gurkhas who retired before the brigade was based in...

Met chief accused of 'distraction punch' by attacking lawyers

Sir Paul Stephenson, commissioner of the Met, has been accused of delivering a â€œdistraction punchâ€ after it emerged that he had privately lobbied home secretary...

Equal measures

New measures in the Equality Act are a welcome step towards closing thepay gap between men and women, but more must be done to combat...

New road

With the coalition calling time on local services, councils must look beyond their limits to make lawyers earn their keep, argues Geoff Wild

Religious education

The Amachree judgment on religious discrimination has some valuable lessons for practitioners, says Philip Henson

ABS kick-off

Stuart Bushell launches our new ABS advent calendar

Update: construction

Anna Stillman considers apparent bias in adjudication proceedings, the interpretation of a condition precedent in a trade contract, liquidated damages, and changes to the Technology...

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