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Last weekend, the Sunday Times obligingly published details of what was described as “a draft of the government’s blueprint to replace the Human Rights Act with a British bill of rights”. However, the details breathlessly disclosed suggested whoever had written or leaked details of the “blueprint” had no idea what they were really talking about. Indeed,… Continue reading
This week’s roundup of legal news and events covers Pro Bono week, litigants in person, investigatory powers and freedom of information, plus human rights and inhuman wrongs from around the globe. Pro Bono week Attorney General kicks off annual celebration The start of the 14th National Pro Bono Week was marked on Monday 2 November by a… Continue reading
Reviewed by Sarah Phillimore Delivering Family Justice in the 21st Century (Edited by Mavis Maclean, John Eekelaar & Benoit Bastard, Hart Publishing, 2015) This is a wide ranging work – there are nineteen Chapters over four separate parts. The first two parts examine law and delivering family justice, examining the role of Judges and the courts in such… Continue reading
English and Welsh law is made up of common law and statute law – what I shall call, together, primary law; and, of the two, statute law will always trump common law. Common law is made for the most part by judges of the High Court, Upper Tribunal, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. Statute… Continue reading
This week’s legal tricks and illegal treats include a trial of witches, a woman imprisoned in a man’s body, a rapid (but not rushed) review of parliamentary convention, a thin veil of intimidation and a bonfire of other vanities. But first, here’s a seasonal picture of a well seasoned judge: Salem witch trial latest Witch vexed… Continue reading
This week’s lineup of legal news and views considers diversity in legal careers and promotion, public trust in judges, what happens when they disagree with their betters, and some class and not so classy actions. Diversity at Law Are legal careers mobility-optimised? The appointment this week of two women as High Court judges, one of them… Continue reading
ICLR reporters covering the UK Supreme Court have always written WLR Daily case summaries of their judgments in advance of the publication of a fully headnoted, checked and edited law report; but now you can link to them in a special feed directly from the Decided Cases page on the Supreme Court’s website: https://www.supremecourt.uk/decided-cases/index.html The links… Continue reading
This week’s merry-go-roundup of legal news and events includes a U-turning Lord Chancellor, a truanting parent, a litigious aunt, a savvy data subject and his refusal to dock in an unsafe harbour. UPDATED 22 October 2015 Ryanair Justice Gove predicted to bin tax on guilt After debating a motion of regret, members of the House… Continue reading
The Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales (ICLR) was founded in 1865, by the Inns of Court and the Law Society, on the recommendation of a committee of lawyers who were fed up at the erratic and disorganised way in which critical precedents were then being recorded. From the start it has… Continue reading
The continued reduction in legal aid in cases involving family law, housing disputes etc, means that many people going to court are finding they have no choice but to represent themselves or try to get some help from someone other than an expensive lawyer. One such resource is a ‘McKenzie friend’. In this post we explain what… Continue reading
