Jean-Yves Gilg

Editor, Solicitors Journal

Judge for yourself

Negotiated settlements bring savings for litigants and for the courts, and the parties are more likely to have a workable solution – so why aren't more disputes going to mediation? DJ Monty Trent talks to Jean-Yves Gilg about his plans to change peopl';s minds about alternative dispute resolution

Update: immigration

Jane Coker reviews removal and deportation, third-party support and a change to the Immigration Rules which prevents entry clearance being issued to spouses or civil partners under the age of 21

Update: competition

Richard Waite considers the merger between Ticketmaster and Live Nation, the BSkyB judgment, the revocation of the land agreements exclusion and anti-competitive activity by ex-employees

A healthy balance

With the NHS under increasing pressure to slash costs, including its legal spend, a new dynamic in the healthcare legal market is emerging. So how are firms coping, and where do they see the opportunities? Jenny Ramage reports

A new focus

Following last week's Closing the Justice Gap debate, Lord Bach outlines his vision for the future of legal aid

Faking it

Jackson LJ's recommendations for costs shifting could lead to an increase in fraudulent RTA claims, which will be detrimental to both genuine claimants and solicitors, warns Karen Rose

Lease of life

A recent judgment on commercial leases may be more advantageous to landlords than first thought, says Geoffrey Wolfarth

Get off my land

The activity on my bank account will sound familiar to many. There is a fleeting moment each month when it looks healthy, followed by a whole host of direct debits which whittle the balance away until I am back to the economy drive position of grumpily and hurriedly making sandwiches at home while already running late each morning in a bid to stave off the overdraft until next pay day.

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