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This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary includes pro bono heroes and election villains, some depressing prison statistics, and a pause for two minutes silence, this morning, to remember all those who gave their lives in war.… Continue reading
This week’s roundup comes from Brisbane, where Team ICLR are continuing their tour of Australia. Because of this, we have had less time to devote to legal stories developing back home, so coverage is more brief (and a little later) than usual.… Continue reading
The latest Supreme Court Yearbook is a treasure trove of senior judicial and academic commentary, particularly on the topic of the apex court’s use and approach to comparative law, according to Paul Magrath. … Continue reading
This week’s roundup comes from Sydney, where Team ICLR are attending the annual course of the International Association of Law Librarians. Because of this, we have had less time to devote to legal stories developing back home, so coverage is more brief (and a little later) than usual.… Continue reading
This week’s roundup comes from Singapore where Team ICLR are discussing law reporting with the Singapore Academy of Law, before flying on to a law librarians’ conference in Sydney next week. Topics covered include professional [mis]conduct on social media, climate rebellion suppression, media regulation or lack of it, banking boobs, and bastards.… Continue reading
When retired judge Peter Murphy invited Baroness Hale of Richmond to write the foreword to his latest collection of comic stories about a fictitious judge, he can have little thought that one of the fictional cases she would be introducing might have striking parallels with a real one coming before the Supreme Court.… Continue reading
David Burrows explores the relationship between common law and court rules and practice directions, in seeking to challenge the routine privacy of family court hearings. … Continue reading
Open and shut cases: Paul Magrath reviews the latest collection of entertaining curiosities from the Resident Judge of Bermondsey Crown Court… Continue reading
This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary includes Brexit, torture, extinction, legal information and conciliation.… Continue reading
His Honour Nicholas Chambers QC will be giving a talk on 26 November 2019 on the role of the judge in various types of conciliation procedure. … Continue reading
