Weekly Notes

The clocks went back, the days grew cold, the nights came down, and the money ran out… The legal system faces an autumn of despair and a winter of discontent. But there’s some good news, too, in our latest roundup.… Continue reading

This week is Justice Week 2018 and as our latest roundup attests, there have been some big law stories in recent days although respect for the rule of law itself — even among lawmakers — seems to have taken yet another battering.… Continue reading

This week’s roundup of legal news and comment includes a big Brexit march, a fracking upset, a winning personality and a helpful judge.

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This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary includes judicial pay, barristerial dress and dressings down, immigration transparency and the right not to make a gay cake. … Continue reading

This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary includes diversity at law, discrimination in the courts, legal aid research, and Brexit. But we begin with more civil partnerships.… Continue reading

We welcome our readers back for the start of a new legal year and the resumption of our weekly roundup of legal news and commentary.… Continue reading

This last roundup of the Trinity Term includes unwatched corruption trials, a farewell to Sir James, a probation system rethink, parliamentary reports on criminal legal aid and sexual harassment at work, and another Daily Mail fiasco.… Continue reading

This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary includes a legal aid desert, courts in chaos, divorce reform, breach of privacy and contempt of court. Human Rights Legal aid ‘deserts’ impeding enforcement In its report, Enforcing human rights (HC 669, HL Paper 171) published on 19 July 2018, the Joint Select Committee on Human Rights paints a depressing… Continue reading

This week’s roundup includes new courts for old, lower court fees, judicial recruitment, legal tech, and rapidly dating Brexit developments. Courts City of London fraud and cyber crime complex The Ministry of Justice announced last week that a new courts complex specifically designed to tackle cyber crime, fraud, and economic crime would be opened on the site of… Continue reading

This week’s roundup of legal news and comment includes an Act of Withdrawal, new judges, anonymised litigants, legal books and bullies, and a bit about ICLR. Plus murder and unwanted criminal connections overseas. Legislation EU Withdrawal Act The Queen gave her formal assent to the passage of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, which you… Continue reading