Jean-Yves Gilg

Jean-Yves Gilg

Editor, Solicitors Journal

Articles

Risk wise advice
Solicitors Journal

Risk wise advice

Too many investment advisers fail in their duty to periodically review their client's risk appetite; protect yourself or risk undesirable exposure
Saving for a jigsaw
Solicitors Journal

Saving for a jigsaw

A wide variety of tax-free investments that together form a strong collective are waiting to be utilised by private clients
A triangular inheritance
Solicitors Journal

A triangular inheritance

Leaving divorce paperwork unattended to doesn't get rid of it, it simply delays it to the disadvantage of a future partner or cohabitant
What now for Brussels IV?
Solicitors Journal

What now for Brussels IV?

As the UK considers its position in the EU, where does the uncertainty and a potential 'out' vote leave the European assets of vulnerable clients?
Solid foundations?
Solicitors Journal

Solid foundations?

Foundations are non-existent in the England and Wales legal toolbox - we generally use trusts to achieve the same effects. So what happens when beneficiaries dispute over a foundation, using a legal system ill-equipped to deal it?
A prehistoric practice
Solicitors Journal

A prehistoric practice

Much like drink-driving, the letter of the law and the court of public opinion have rightly pushed aggressive tax avoidance into the past
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