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This week’s roundup of legal news from home and abroad includes a plan for online courts, a Lord Chief Justice sounding a note of pessimism, a national newspaper telegraphing its own decline, and a Taylor hoping to make a Swift buck. UPDATED 24 February: now with Law (and injustice) from around the world Court… Continue reading
ICLR has been creating case history and supporting the administration of justice for 150 years. In celebration of this we will publish a special Anniversary Edition containing the 15 top cases voted for by you, our readers. We are putting our cases on trial and we need you to give us your verdict. The first… Continue reading
This week’s selection of legal news and views from home and abroad includes a survey of grumpy judges, internet hate crime, prisoner voting wrongs and freedom of speech under fire. UPDATED 17 February 2015 Je Suis… So Confused Supine appeasement or sensible caution? “Offence is no offence” is a maxim often cited in response to… Continue reading
This week’s curation of legal news from the netosphere includes a relaunch of the CSA inquiry, a rethink of QASA, a battle of jurisdiction over the hangman’s noose, a parade of privatisation problems and a tussle of Tudor Thomases. But first, some other recent posts of interest: Guest post by David Burrows: Family legal aid and funding: January… Continue reading
Guest post by David Burrows Funding case law: ‘advantage’, applicants A fresh batch of legal aid and funding cases has appeared since mid-December last year; and of these the news is that the much publicised (by the President of the Family Division) parents in Re D (A Child) [2015] EWFC 2; [2015] CN 64, … Continue reading
This week’s buffet of legal news from home and abroad includes a reversal of policy from Labour and reversals of the burden of proof from the government and the media (both mistaken), as well as a ditching of the dock by the LCJ and some more comical capers via the Clooneys. So stay tuned for… Continue reading
Books reviewed by Paul Magrath Forensics: The Anatomy of Crime by Val McDermid (Profile Books, £18.99) The Suspicions of Mr Whicher by Kate Summerscale (Bloomsbury, £8.99) Val McDermid is a crime writer with a reputation for gritty psychological thrillers and her approach in Forensics: The Anatomy of Crime is that of an outsider… Continue reading
This week’s litany of legal news from home and abroad includes a grilling of Grayling, a vindication of a vocal legend, a consultation over court fees, and a surveillance of snoops. UPDATED 24 February 2015 Grayling grilled Smiling Justice Secretary appears confident of ultimate victory In a broadly sympathetic interview (more examination in chief than cross) the political columnist Andrew… Continue reading
This week’s selection of legal news from home and abroad includes much that is related to or brought into focus by the terrorist attacks in Paris last week, such as questions about freedom of expression, respect for religion and other rights, and the tension between privacy and electronic intelligence gathering. Other recent articles of interest: Eleanora Rosati… Continue reading
Concluding our review of significant trends and developments in last year’s legal news, part 1 of which covered from January to June 2014. July: Fakes We reported in July (Weekly Notes, 4 July) that some high street banks were using the names of fake solicitors’ firms on the letterhead of their chasers-up to defaulting debtors. This… Continue reading
