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Is Taurus claim all bull? Side one: Whole Lotta Law D’yer mak’er (copy of someone else’s song)? The Song Remains the Same (or does it?) Going to California (to file proceedings in the district court of LA) Side two: The Twelve Writs of Dr (not very) Sardonicus (Randy) California Dreaming Law has Found a Way… Continue reading about Coda: Spirit of Led Zeppelin (between rock and a hard case)
What do the politicians promise on law and justice? Or to ask a more pertinent question, what promises on law and justice can we expect to see the various parties break on coming to, or sharing in, power? This post covers three main parties: Conservative, Liberal Democrat, and Labour, plus two emergent players, UKIP and… Continue reading about Manifesto promises – party political pledges on law and justice
Find out which cases have been getting the most votes for inclusion in our special Anniversary Edition, to celebrate ICLR’s sesquicentenary. We’ve been reporting cases for 150 years and now we’re putting them all on trial. Which cases made the biggest difference in the development of the common law? Which are the landmarks that really… Continue reading about Case Law On Trial: 1946 to 1970
What’s the difference between a “law report” and a “transcript”? This is one of those questions where the answer is as obvious to some as it is inconspicuous to others. It is also a question that may, quite reasonably, strike some as a bit pedantic. However, there is a distinction and it doesn’t hurt to… Continue reading about What’s the difference between a “law report” and a “transcript”?
As pupillage and training contracts get harder and harder to come by, many young would-be lawyers have been asking: “What am I missing? What has he or she got that I haven’t?” The answer is probably “brains, talent and charm”, but even if you can’t compete on those, there are other ways of making sure… Continue reading about Essential Legal Kit
ICLR has been creating case history and supporting the administration of justice for 150 years. In celebration of this we will publish a special Anniversary Edition containing the 15 top cases voted for by you, our readers. We are putting our cases on trial and we need you to give us your verdict. The second… Continue reading about Case Law On Trial: 1915 – 1945
How should judges communicate with the public? Should they, as that exemplary Conservative Lord Chancellor Lord Kilmuir exhorted them back in the 1950s, remain silent and aloof, preserving their mystique (and that of the law), or should they “descend into the arena” and take up arms with the media on their own turf, seeking to… Continue reading about Trappists v Spinners: shaping the legal discourse
ICLR has been creating case history and supporting the administration of justice for 150 years. In celebration of this we will publish a special Anniversary Edition containing the 15 top cases voted for by you, our readers. We are putting our cases on trial and we need you to give us your verdict. The first… Continue reading about Case Law On Trial: 1865 – 1914
On the benefits of foreign law and the dangers of expert evidence By Paul Magrath, Head of Product Development and Online Content, ICLR As a green young pupil at chambers tea, it was impressed upon me (and I have often heard it repeated since) that English law is law Foreign law is fact Expert… Continue reading about Speaking extra-judicially
Welcome to the ICLR Criminal Law Updater for August – October 2014 (owing to the summer vacation, it’s a bumper edition!). Here’s our round up of the reportable and unreportable criminal cases decided in the High Court, the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) and the UK Supreme Court over the last four weeks. Where a… Continue reading about ICLR Criminal Law Updater (August – October 2014)
