Weekly Notes

As the party conference season draws to a close, our weekly roundup of legal news and comment considers various aspects of Brexit, some scrutiny of the Court of Protection, sentence inflation in the criminal courts and a battle royal between Crown Court bibles.  Politics Conference follies Brexit and the Tories have made a mess of… Continue reading

Our regular roundup of legal news and commentary resumes after the long summer recess with a selection focussing on the judiciary, court reform, and access to justice. We’ll have more in due course – there’s a lot to catch up on after the break. An additional excitement comes from the fact that, during the legal vacation, we took the opportunity to switch over to our lovely new website, ICLR.3  … Continue reading

This is our last round up of recent legal news and commentary for this Trinity law term, with updates on access to justice, Brexit, corporate manslaughter and presidential tweetering on the brink of chaos. The next Weekly Notes won’t be until the beginning of the Hilary Term in October, but we’ll continue posting case notes,… Continue reading

Powers old, new, borrowed and blue are contained in the Lesser (or Not Quite So Great) Repeal Bill announced this week as our legislative rocket ejector seat for Brexit. This and other news in a roundup that struggles in vain to cope with all the legal stuff going on right now. Sigh.… Continue reading

This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary includes digital justice and the online courts hackathon, gripes about the Grenfell inquiry, a new guide for families caught up in the courts, and the G20 summit of world leaders (and a fringe summit of anti-globalisation protesters) in Germany. But first, here’s a photograph to mark the… Continue reading

This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary ranges from the wheels of justice to the deals of politics, with appointments and disappointments on the way. It’s Dup Dup Go! for Theresa May, and less is more for Moore-Bick’s show. The new Lord Chancellor was sworn in under heavy robes on a sweltering day and… Continue reading

This week’s roundup includes political fixes, fiddles and failures, the legal fallout from the Grenfell Tower fire, the legality of drones, and our old friends, the McKenzies. Plus news of an important new development at ICLR. Politics Deal or no deal: caught between the devil and the DUP Last week we reported that Theresa May, who… Continue reading

This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary is dominated by the fallout from the general election, which turns out to have been either a dangerous gamble or a stupid blunder, or both. We look at its effect on Brexit, crime and media policies, and other recent legal developments both here and abroad. (UPDATED 14 June,… Continue reading

This week’s survey of legal news and commentary includes global warming, the general election, terrorism, Brexit and legal services. It’s been a tumultuous fortnight and it isn’t going to calm down for a while. Welcome to the Trinity law term, which begins on Tuesday 6 June. Terrorism London Bridge incident Over the weekend a major terrorist… Continue reading

This week’s roundup includes election manifestos, divorce reform, crime and punishment, and legal services. Politics General Election manifestos launched The three main political parties launched their manifestos last week. On Tuesday 16 May, Labour launched its previously leaked manifesto, under the title For The Many Not The Few. On Thursday, the Conservatives launched theirs, entitled… Continue reading