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This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary includes threats to jury trial, contemptuous snapping in court and social media outside of it, sumptionsplaining the family law, sentencing plans and a chance to write new laws. (Apologies for late posting, delayed by conference activities.) Juries Twin threats to jury system This week saw news of… Continue reading
The story so far: Team ICLR is in Dublin for the annual conference of the British and Irish Association of Law Librarians. (Link to the earlier post here.) Now read on. Thursday 9 June Start of the conference proper. Our task is to explain what ICLR does to the newer delegates who may not already… Continue reading
Team ICLR is in Dublin this week for the annual conference of the British and Irish Association of Law Librarians. With a packed programme of talks and discussions, and a chance to meet some new subscribers and catch up with all our existing friends among the publishers and librarians, it promises to be a memorable… Continue reading
In this post we examine the role of DCR or Diversity and Community Relations judges, who reach out to minority and disaffected groups as well as to the wider public to give them a better understanding of the legal process and what happens in court. Giving the opening address at the Transparency Project’s Child Protection… Continue reading
The week’s collection of legal news, reports and commentary includes checking facts amidst the brouhaha of EU Referendum debate, some interesting comments on Transforming Justice and, from overseas, yet another judge embarrassed over a letter of complaint (this time in India). EU Referendum Facts checked The battle between the Innies and the Outies, the Brexiteers… Continue reading
This week’s roundup of legal news and comment deals with crime, sentencing and legal services, among other matters. Best enjoyed over a cup of tea or coffee. Sentencing Law Com paper on transition to New Sentencing Code The Law Commission this month published their report, A New Sentencing Code for England and Wales: Transition –… Continue reading
Over the last couple of weeks a Twitter hashtag started by an employment law barrister has taken flight and prompted a stream of witty contributions. As the gardens of the Inns of Court bloomed in the glorious sunshine outside, barristers chafing indoors at their desks in chambers or waiting for their case to come on… Continue reading
This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary includes smoke’n’mirrors, smoke without fire (or the absence thereof), smoke in plain packaging, and a trade mark relating in a roundabout way to smoke on the water. Plus a veritable Queen’s peach of a legislative programme and other offerings from the fruitbowl of news. Best enjoyed with… Continue reading
The ICLR team walked the London Legal Walk. Our team of law reporters and editors included Celia Fox, Isobel Collins, Scott McGlinchey, Georgina Orde, Susanne Rook and Tom Barnes. Here are some photographs taken along the way. We were walking with the Lord Chief Justice and thousands of lawyers to raise funds for the London… Continue reading
This week’s scenic tour of legal news and comment includes human rights legislation, the employment law of footwear, protection of intellectual property and a plea for students to slough off their intellectual bubblewrap. Human Rights HL report coldwaters Bill of Rights proposal Repealing the Human Rights Act 1998 would, said the House of Lords EU… Continue reading
