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This week’s roundup of legal news and comment includes recent Brexit words and deeds, a media regulatory reversal, clashes between law and religion, charities, child abuse and the law of property. But first, a cold snap: New Square, Lincoln’s Inn in the recent snow, taken by Barbara Rich, of 5 Stone Buildings. Brexit Prime Minister’s Mansion… Continue reading
Depictions of the English legal system in art are rather less common than, say, its appearances in legal dramas or novels. This is surprising, given the opportunities it affords for the study of human nature in crisis. But one artist who has done justice to the subject is the 19th century British painter, Abraham Solomon. “Waiting for… Continue reading
This week’s roundup of legal news and comment includes legal aid for criminal advocacy, the traumas of jury service, the stresses of life at the bar, the conduct of the judiciary and where we are with Brexit. (Updated with additional links 27 Feb 18) Legal Aid Crime doesn’t pay: the reboot of AGFS Criminal… Continue reading
This week’s roundup of legal news and comment includes court closures, video links, absconding bail, the right to be forgotten and media regulation. Courts Less physical more virtual As part of the massive HMCTS Reform programme, old and under-used courts are being closed and others refurbished, as the justice system gears up for a world… Continue reading
This week ICLR participated for the first time in the #GreatLegalBake organised by the London Legal Support Trust. Among the creations on display were representations in cake form of ICLR’s key publications, both online and in print. For the online version, Paul Magrath created a batch of chocolate brownies iced to represent the minicards on the… Continue reading
This week’s roundup of legal news and comment includes charity regulation, media support, the law on trolling and intimidation, and the parole board. [Updated 15.02.18] Charities Regulation, reputational risk and safeguarding obligations The revelations in the media over the last week about Oxfam’s failure properly to investigate and deal with allegations of sexual misconduct by… Continue reading
This week’s roundup of legal news and comment focuses on access to justice and is dedicated to the memory of the late Sir Henry Brooke, who did so much to promote these things. Here he is at the Bach Commission (photo: Bar Council, from an article in Legal Voice) Sir Henry Brooke We were very… Continue reading
Publishing the courts: Judgments and public information on the Internet – Lord Justice Brooke (2003)
Text of a speech given by Lord Justice Brooke, Lord Justice of Appeal, at the Commonwealth Law Conference – Melbourne, 15 April 2003. Courts in many parts of the Commonwealth are adopting the Internet as a key mechanism to communicate information about their role and function and to distribute their judgments. In this paper the author… Continue reading
‘We need to be in touch with the real world; we need to make sure that we all play our part in promoting the highest standards, and in ensuring that we achieve and enhance the quality, integrity and best practice to which we aspire.’ Sir Geoffrey Vos, Chancellor, speaking to the Chancery Bar Association’s annual… Continue reading
David Burrows considers an old scandal and an even older statute in the context of a persisting impediment on the ability of the press to print lurid accounts of the private lives of those involved in defended divorce disputes. A modern protection for public morals A flurry of tweets and blog traffic earlier this month… Continue reading
