Jean-Yves Gilg

Editor, Solicitors Journal

22 May 2017

Data protection, client information, and subject access requests

Jonathan Swift QC considers the lines of defence available to firms faced with a subject access request, and whether they should be treated as data controllers at all

22 May 2017

Rising demand for mental capacity lawyers

Mental capacity law may not be as academically complex as other areas of law, says Floyd Porter, but, in some respects, it is more challenging

19 May 2017

Listen to the warning bells

The SDT was kind to a conveyancer who ignored so many red flags and got off with only a moderate fine; others may not be so lucky, says Jean-Yves Gilg

19 May 2017

Filling the gap: pro bono v legal aid

Lawyers aren't keen on working for free, but they don't want to let vulnerable people go unrepresented either, says Sinead Hayes

17 May 2017

SQE: Avoiding a two-tier profession

The new super-exam should help deal with the LPC gamble and put the profession within the reach of many, says Alex Hawley

17 May 2017

UK raises the green flag for Russian extradition requests

It is not the courts' role to draft diplomatic assurances for Russian authorities, for to do so deprives judges of objective scrutiny, argues Edward Grange

17 May 2017

Helping clients and charities at HMRC's expenses

Solicitors should encourage clients to take advantage of the underused, invaluable tax relief available when leaving money to charity, advises John Bunker

17 May 2017

Free trade agreement ruling could scupper quick Brexit deal, or not

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