Jean-Yves Gilg

Editor, Solicitors Journal

Three legal aid defeats and two concessions

Lords have inflicted defeats on the government during the report stage of its legal aid bill on the first three amendments they considered last night.

Validity of estate rentcharges 'does not depend on reasonableness'

The validity of an estate rentcharge does not depend â€œon the reasonableness of the amount calculated from time to timeâ€ for service charges, Lord Justice Mummery has said.

Government giving 'as little as possible' on legal aid

Medical negligence and domestic violence concessions fail to satisfy critics

QASA, the levelling scheme

Another year, another disappointment for solicitor advocates as none of the applicants for silk made the grade.

New family arbitration scheme is no alternative to litigation

The sound rationale behind the new family dispute arbitration scheme doesn't mean it is a credible alternative to either mediation or litigation, says Miles Geffin

Faulty breast implant removal: does your client have a claim?

Hugh Koch and Karen Addy review the psychological diagnosis process for women considering a compensation claim following the removal of faulty breast implants

Simon Chappel and Peter Hill review the progress of the Localism Act, the community right to challenge, the Health and Social Care Bill, academies and education reform and proposed changes to public procurement

Consumer update

Recent cases have revealed the complexity of the unfair relationship test, says Bryan Nott

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