Jean-Yves Gilg

Editor, Solicitors Journal

Expect redundancies, MoJ director tells staff

About Â£2bn will be sliced off the Ministry of Justice's Â£9bn budget over the next two years, some of which through redundancies, according to a letter leaked to the Public and Commercial Services Union.

Elderly jurors don't have the foggiest, say judges

Letting the over-70s join juries would cause "substantial disruption" to proceedings, according to judges.

Society warns of judicial review over civil contracts

The Law Society is â€œurgently taking legal adviceâ€ on whether there are grounds for a judicial review of the LSC's latest civil legal aid tender round.

Barnardo's attacks "unprecedented delay" in care proceedings

Children's charity Barnardo's has attacked the county and family courts for â€œunprecedented delayâ€ in making care and supervision orders.

New PAD

Has a recent judgment brought an end to the pre-action disclosure dispute? Philip de Berry and Madelene Holdsworth report

Compromised position

The latest Court of Appeal decision on the rules of interpretation applicable to part 36 offers is a must-read for all litigators, says Christopher Gutteridge

The bigger picture

The ruling in the DalÃ case has seemingly validated a restrictive application of the artist's resale right directive, but where does this leave the UK's implementing regulation, asks Jacqueline McClure

Split decision

Guidance on split hearings from the president of the Family Division provides welcome clarification and will prevent unnecessary confrontation, says DJ Michael Buckley

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