Jean-Yves Gilg

Editor, Solicitors Journal

20 Oct 2006

Tales from practice: back to the future

The preparations went on all day, with carcasses of meat and dozens of fowl of different sizes and descriptions being prepared in the cellars of the Great Hall. Young children struggled past with huge platters laden down with swan, venison and mutton. It was not quite as splendid as the feast that took place a few days earlier in Dublin to mark the end of the Crimean War (involving three tons of potatoes, 250 hams, 200 geese and 250 joints of beef), but it was close.

13 Oct 2006

Contaminated land

A new circular on radioactive contamination is only one of many forthcoming changes affecting contaminated land of which solicitors should be aware, warns Kathy Mylrea

13 Oct 2006

Reviving bailiffs' certification

The draft Tribunals, Court & Enforcement Bill provides a practical opportunity to revive the little used complaint procedure against bailiffs' certification, says John Kruse

13 Oct 2006

Update: local government

Christopher Baker discusses bias and manifesto policies, contracts and fettering discretion, legitimate expectation, care homes and human rights and costs

6 Oct 2006

Family case briefing

Jane Craig discusses difficult cases, funding costs, and parental responsibility in the context of children's holidays

6 Oct 2006

Managing mediators

Paul Newman asks: if mediation is such a worthwhile ADR mechanism, why do we need an awareness week?

6 Oct 2006

Update: tax

E-filing - Work and Families Act 2006 - HMRC initiatives - HMRC interest rates - Bonus rates for saving schemes - Advisory fuel rates - HMRC computer glitch - By Carol Mead

6 Oct 2006

A revolution

Psychotherapeutic mediation is the most efficient dispute resolution process invented so far, says Marc Beaumont

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