Jean-Yves Gilg

Editor, Solicitors Journal

Update: wills and probate

Helen Bryant discusses the UK's opt out of the EU's regulation on succession and wills, proprietary estoppel, the position of executors when a will is...

Plotting an escape

Time-barred claimants who brought proceedings against the wrong defendant by mistake may be allowed to pursue their cases, but the circumstances need further clarification, says...

In safe hands

Employers that ensure they adhere to health and safety regulations will not only protect their employees but will also improve their productivity and keep insurance...

A flying start

The new year has started with unusual vivacity: three of the most exceptional powers in our legal system are under scrutiny at the same time....

"Back to the bad old days" as Straw demands huge cap on libel success fees

Claimant libel lawyers have reacted angrily to justice secretary Jack Straw's demand for a cut in the maximum uplift charged on success fees from 100...

EHRC calls for abolition of compulsory retirement age

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has called on the government to abolish the default retirement age. The move comes as the committee stage of...

No "inalienable" right to holidays, EAT rules

Workers can lose their holidays if employers put in place the â€œproper opportunity and mechanismâ€ for them to be claimed, the EAT has ruled.

Straw wants ten per cent cap on success fees for libel

With a general election looming, justice secretary Jack Straw is planning to cut the uplift libel lawyers can add to their success fees from 100...

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