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We wish all our friends in the legal world and beyond a very pleasant Christmas break, and a Happy New Year for 2021. This has been a difficult year for many, and we hope for better to come. ICLR will be closed until 4 January 2021. Some support will be provided via email but please… Continue reading
This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary includes vaccination, legislation, regulation, litigation, explanation and, hopefully, the prospect of some ultimate relaxation.… Continue reading
This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary includes constitutional and human rights reform, hate crime and misconduct in public office. … Continue reading
This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary includes a fresh round of coronavirus regulations, more funding for justice (but perhaps not enough), presidential pardons, rape myths, professional misconduct, and racist police raids.… Continue reading
This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary includes war crimes, election claims, and a decline in standards of public conduct, among other gloomy matters. But there’s some good news as well, and a lovely autumnal image from a barrister’s run.
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This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary includes a last attempt to construct a trade link with Brussels, what has and hasn’t been happening in our courts, and a new law that won’t change anything.… Continue reading
This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary includes an American election, an English lockdown, and what’s been happening to courts, judges, litigants and lawyers in the meantime.… Continue reading
Andrew King reviews the compelling account of a young black barrister’s journey to the Bar and the systemic prejudice she still encounters in her professional life. … Continue reading
This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary includes a further lockdown, yet more confusing regulations, courtly compliance or its lack, Brexit, equality or its lack, and someone now in the Depps of disgrace. But first, a moment of calm…… Continue reading
In this guest post, His Honour Clifford Bellamy looks at where judges come from, and how that has, or ought to have, changed in recent times. … Continue reading