Jean-Yves Gilg

Editor, Solicitors Journal

The big impression

Worried about renewing your professional indemnity insurance this year? Carefully preparing your PI proposal early and choosing the right broker will help impress potential insurers, says Steve Holland

Bad reception

By confirming the 'reception directive' covers subsequent as well as initial asylum claims, the Supreme Court has brought welcome news to those previously denied the right to work - but the government is already looking at ways to restrict this entitlement, warns Naim Rahman

Update: commercial property

Paired-down perpetuities law is a welcome step, but the courts have left us wanting in the Good Harvest decision, say Eugene McMahon and Jonathan Ross

Normal for Norfolk

Bill Bryson the travel writer confessed in one of his early books that he came from Iowa because â€œsomebody had toâ€.

Emergency budget shows "widespread ignorance" of gender equality laws

Equality charity the Fawcett Society has filed papers with the High Court seeking a judicial review of the government's emergency budget.

NHS negligence costs could rise to Â£15bn

Action must be taken to tackle the excessive cost of clinical negligence claims, the Medical Protection Society (MPS) has said after a report by the NHS Litigation Authority estimated the health service could pay out Â£15bn in legal expenses over the next ten to 15 years â€“ Â£3bn more than was expected two years ago.

Dismay at county court afternoon closures

County courts in Greater London will be closed to the public in the afternoon throughout August, prompting further concerns about the quality of service in the capital's courts.

Appeal judges quash "unusual" wind farm decision

Appeal judges have quashed a district council's decision to approve a wind farm because of its unusual voting procedures.

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