Weekly Notes

This week’s roundup of legal news and events includes a letter of a thousand (plus) lawyers, urging compliance with the rule of law over Brexit, plus prizes for good lawyers and a telling off for a less good advocate. UPDATED 12 July – with added Brexit law (yes, that is now a thing). UPDATED AGAIN 15… Continue reading

This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary includes the art of law and the law of art, a legal regulator’s perverse promotion of unregulated legal services, the law in Wales and some information about the law of information. With all this and more, we hope you’ll enjoy a virtually Brexit-free blog post. Art The… Continue reading

At the end of another turbulent week, the UK faces an uncertain future after a narrow victory in the referendum for those wishing to leave the European Union. We look at the political fallout and the legal implications. EU Referendum result special Broken Britain After a surprise (and quite narrow 52-48%) win for the Leavers… Continue reading

Looking back on a turbulent week in law and politics, we seem to have a lot about professional (and unprofessional) conduct, as well as crime and some very poor decision-making. Fools have rushed in where angels would have feared, quite rightly, to tread. EU Referendum Broken Brexit At the end of a truly turbulent week,… Continue reading

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 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

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

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

This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary includes press freedom (or lack of it), probation services, undercover anonymity, copyright infringement, and pupillage. Enjoy! Human Rights World Press Freedom Day On 3 May each year we celebrate World Press Freedom Day, which was first proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1993, following a recommendation… Continue reading