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This week’s selection of legal news and events includes fact-checking the EU before the referendum, a new European data protection regime, a copyright claim that’s music to the lawyer’s ears, and the poison of a “millstone” name. European Union Facts amid the fog of lies, damned lies and bogus statistics Thanks to a generous public,… Continue reading
Guest post by David Burrows Confidentiality, privilege and the Panama papers The leak of information from a firm of Panama lawyers – the Panama papers – raises a variety of questions for English lawyers, notably in the areas of confidentiality and of legal professional privilege (LPP). Papers held by a lawyer are confidential –… Continue reading
This week’s roundup of legal news and comment includes an embarrassing Panamanian data leak, guidance on intellectual property, some views on judicial diversity and a collection of good and bad developments overseas. And after last week’s folly, it’s all perfectly serious. Panama: a question of trust(s) Here’s how it began (according to Süddeutsche Zeitung): Over… Continue reading
As a new development, to complement the fact that ICLR Online now includes search and retrieval of all legislation currently in force, both as enacted and as updated, via the official government legislation service (www.legislation.gov.uk), we will be publishing periodical updates on some of the new enactments which you may not be able to find… Continue reading
This week’s roundup of legal news and comment concentrates on what’s been happening in the international sphere, from terrorism in Brussels to war crimes in Bosnia, and the targeting of journalists and lawyers elsewhere. But we start with some items from the domestic front. Policing Private hearings of public inquiry The so-called “Spycops” inquiry chaired… Continue reading
Report of a one-day conference organised by the Publications Office of the European Union, Brussels, 21 March 2016. Paul Magrath, of ICLR, was there. “Information is the currency of democracy”, says Tibor Navracsics, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport. He’s quoting Thomas Jefferson, according to Twitter, where the hashtag for this morning’s plenary… Continue reading
This week’s budget deficit of legal news and commentary includes a weary resignation and some other stuff. Keep reading. It’s good. Budget IDS gives Osbo the PIP As others have no doubt pointed out, the Chancellor, George Osborne, often gives the impression of a blindfolded man attempting to pin the tail of projected growth onto… Continue reading
This week’s selection of legal news and comment includes recent lectures by genuinely top judges Lord Thomas and Lord Neuberger, a review by the NAO of confiscation orders, and reports of some recent legal events. Lectures Three recent lectures on topics of law, the courts and liberty. Bailii Lecture “Developing commercial law through the… Continue reading
This week’s roundup of legal news and comment includes reports on the criminal justice system, a rallying cry for progress and transparency in the family justice system, and the use and abuse of freedom of information. Criminal justice: reports National Audit Office report The NAO has reported to the Ministry of Justice on Efficiency in… Continue reading
Imagine being accused of something heinous and not knowing whether you did it or not, and not being able to trust anyone to help you find out what really happened and why. That’s the situation John Anderson, a leading prosecutor in Manchester chambers, on the verge of taking silk, finds himself in at the start… Continue reading
