Jean-Yves Gilg

Editor, Solicitors Journal

The wrong reading

The ruling against the UK Treasury on the misinterpretation of rules designed to prevent terrorist funding is not only a victory for common sense but...

Wales: consolidation horizon

Welsh firms are still battling the recession, but, by joining forces with others and moving towards greater specialisation, they are also gearing up to take...

New faces

It is a fine excitement, election time. Because of the exigencies of a tough trial I missed most of it, but was found crouching in...

Â£325m MoJ cuts target prison building

The Â£325m of cuts in the MoJ's budget announced by chancellor George Osborne this morning will target prison building, it has emerged.

Stand and deliver

Bold reforms to the way the LSC delivers its services are inevitable and overdue, says Richard Collins, who predicts the legal aid budget will be...

The jury's out

Abolishing juries in defamation cases would not only keep costs down for both sides, but would also open up the verdicts to scrutiny, says William...

Heavy duty

A recent case brought against a health authority for failing in its duty to protect a vulnerable detained patient opens new possibilities for families who...

Coalition government unveils civil liberties, crime and legal aid reform

Radical reforms of the criminal justice system and a review of legal aid are two of the main planks of the coalition government's programme, alongside...

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