Reviews
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Paul Magrath reviews a former judge’s analysis of the challenge of opening up the family courts to better public scrutiny… Continue reading
Paul Magrath considers what has proved to be a timely and prophetic book about moving the conduct of litigation away from the physical courtroom… Continue reading
We review the Model Law Commission Report 2019 and discover the views of intelligent and dedicated school pupils on how the law of the land should be improved. … Continue reading
Paul Magrath tries out the Pepper v Hart service enabling research of parliamentary papers provided by Public Information Online. … Continue reading
Paul Magrath on how two cases in the Court of Common Pleas inspired the fictional school scenes in Nicholas Nickleby, and the consequences of Dickens’s novel for the real school and its head. … Continue reading
Pupil barrister and former law reporter Sarah Parker welcomes to her bookshelf the latest edition of a comprehensive and detailed handbook on legal research. … Continue reading
In what is more of a digest than a review, Paul Magrath considers Sir Mark Warby’s recent Thomas Sutton Lecture on legal figures associated with the Charterhouse in London.… Continue reading
The latest Supreme Court Yearbook is a treasure trove of senior judicial and academic commentary, particularly on the topic of the apex court’s use and approach to comparative law, according to Paul Magrath. … Continue reading
Open and shut cases: Paul Magrath reviews the latest collection of entertaining curiosities from the Resident Judge of Bermondsey Crown Court… Continue reading
Sarah Phillimore reviews a new book by Frank Feehan QC and Caroline Harrison on the rights of vulnerable witnesses and the duties of advocates towards them in family and criminal proceedings… Continue reading