Blog
News, analysis, comment and updates from ICLR's case law and UK legislation platform
OldSmoothie was lecturing the pupils at chambers tea today. “Remember this in all things and you can’t go far wrong: always judge a book by its cover.” “Don’t you mean that you shouldn’t always judge a book by its cover?” interrupted BusyBody. “Quite the opposite. Appearance not only matters but is a good indication as… Continue reading
We review the memoir of veteran reporter and broadcaster Jon Snow, who appeared in the first of the ICLR Encounters earlier this year.… Continue reading
I had a small appeal today and my opponent was none other than TheCreep turned up with a huge bundle of authorities. Having failed to bash me over the head with them in the robing room, we went into court. Before TheCreep could even start whining on, the judge boomed: “MrCreep, you have provided me… Continue reading
Court cases can be dramatic and riveting; but all too often they turn out to be rather dull and may prompt more than simply an idle yawn or drooping lid. … Continue reading
You can now tweet from inside court, the number of legal bloggers (or blawgers) has risen exponentially and most newspapers publish considerably more content in their online editions than they print. Meanwhile, the traditional legal correspondent …… Continue reading
After the many children in need cases reported in recent years, including the trilogy of cases in last month’s PTSR, one might have thought that the courts had drawn the legal frontiers sufficiently clearly to eliminate funding disputes between publ…… Continue reading
In a week that sees another high-profile extradition, this time of Abu Hamza to the USA to face terrorism charges, the question put by Lord Justice Toulson in Regina (Guardian News and Media Ltd) v City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court (Article 19 i…… Continue reading
ICLR Encounters – a series of debates about issues affecting the law – kicked off last night with a fascinating encounter between Jon Snow, of Channel 4 News, and Elanor Dymott, law reporter turned novelist, at The Old Court Room in Lincoln’s Inn.… Continue reading
Regrets? We’ve all had a few. Especially in our misspent youths. But as the latest post from the BabyBarista blog shows, there are some quite simple steps you can take to remedy even the most embarrassing (professionally speaking) lapses in your past. Chambers were discussing one of the candidates for a third six pupillage today.… Continue reading
Some authorities are better than others; and some reports of those authorities are better than others. Don’t take our word for it: the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge has just issued a new practice direction on the matter. It reiterates what a previous Lord Chief Justice, Lord Woolf, said a little over a decade ago… Continue reading
