Weekly Notes

This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary includes last minute legislation, legal services, law in the movies, and a survey of judgment opening lines. If there’s a theme, it’s “sieze the day” —or: fame may not be the spur, but don’t spurn it. Legislation Washup and Go Parliament was prorogued last week, to use the… Continue reading

We mark the end of the Easter law vacation and the start of the new term with an update of legal news and commentary including the British and French elections, the fate of pending legislation, legal services regulation and a fatal ruling from SCOTUS. Legislation The fate — and fatality — of bills Theresa May’s… Continue reading

This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary includes some of the sillier aspects of Brexit, along with judges behaving boldly, and a clearer view of transparency in the family courts. As the phoney war cools in Gibraltar the real one hots up in Syria. Brexit No feel for ‘no deal’ The Exiting the European Union Committee… Continue reading

This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary is mainly about Brexit and what’s been happening – or not happening – in the courts, here and abroad. Brexit Trigger warning On 29 March, some 9 months after it had been mandated by the ‘will of the people’ as expressed in the EU referendum, Theresa May… Continue reading

This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary includes terrorism, politics, and the judiciary, plus transparency in the family courts and an exciting new development at ICLR.     Judiciary LCJ v LC Who will stand up for the judiciary? A row has erupted between the Lord Chief Justice and the Lord Chancellor over the… Continue reading

This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary covers everything from politics to war and a bit of law in between. Some lighter notes amid the gloom, but mostly they’re laughter in the dark.   Brexit & Breakup To lose one union may be regarded as a misfortune. To lose two looks like carelessness. Parliament having finally… Continue reading

This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary features the Lord Chancellor, a crisis in the judiciary, libellous tweets, and the Lords and Knights of Brexit. In short, another mixed bag of goodies (and baddies). Policy Lord Chancellor interviewed, wriggles a bit, slips off hook Last week’s BBC Radio 4 Law in Action programme was… Continue reading

This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary deals with snooping, whistleblowing and journalism as well as judicial appointments and legal aid fees. Stormy political weather continues across the pond.… Continue reading

The theme of this week’s roundup of legal news and commentary is the Law and the Press, but we’ve included some other topical material, including important new draft legislation, and the quest for a new Lord Chief Justice. Press regulation HC Culture, Media & Sport committee slams press over regulatory failure IPSO granted year-long extension to… Continue reading

This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary features several items about the judiciary and two presidents, good and bad. There’s an interview with one of the ultimate (perhaps even supreme) guardians of the rule of law, and a call by another retired judge for the American president’s “Trumpeachment”. But we’re taking a break from… Continue reading