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One of ICLR’s finest Daniel Hoadley @danhlawreporter made front page of the Guardian yesterday with his article on the intriguing Hans Rausing case. To bury or not to bury…appears to be the question..read more here.http://m.guardian.co.uk/ms/p/gnm/op…… Continue reading about Daniel Hoadley’s Article for The Guardian
Would you like a weekly update on all the cases ICLR has published in the last week?Would you like to know which recent cases have been the subject of a free WLR (D) case summary accessible from any page on our portal or from the main law page of the G…… Continue reading about Wake up to ICLR email alerts
OldSmoothie was lecturing the pupils at chambers tea today. “Remember this in all things and you can’t go far wrong: always judge a book by its cover.” “Don’t you mean that you shouldn’t always judge a book by its cover?” interrupted BusyBody. “Quite the opposite. Appearance not only matters but is a good indication as… Continue reading about BabyBarista – Barristers always judge a book by its cover
I had a small appeal today and my opponent was none other than TheCreep turned up with a huge bundle of authorities. Having failed to bash me over the head with them in the robing room, we went into court. Before TheCreep could even start whining on, the judge boomed: “MrCreep, you have provided me… Continue reading about BabyBarista: Ignore the new Practice Direction on the Citation of Authorities at your peril!
Court cases can be dramatic and riveting; but all too often they turn out to be rather dull and may prompt more than simply an idle yawn or drooping lid. … Continue reading about Court Napping
You can now tweet from inside court, the number of legal bloggers (or blawgers) has risen exponentially and most newspapers publish considerably more content in their online editions than they print. Meanwhile, the traditional legal correspondent …… Continue reading about Law Reporting in a New Media Age
Regrets? We’ve all had a few. Especially in our misspent youths. But as the latest post from the BabyBarista blog shows, there are some quite simple steps you can take to remedy even the most embarrassing (professionally speaking) lapses in your past. Chambers were discussing one of the candidates for a third six pupillage today.… Continue reading about Carbolic smoke bongs! A revealing post from BabyBarista
Some authorities are better than others; and some reports of those authorities are better than others. Don’t take our word for it: the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge has just issued a new practice direction on the matter. It reiterates what a previous Lord Chief Justice, Lord Woolf, said a little over a decade ago… Continue reading about Practice makes perfect: a good argument deserves the best citation
We expect our judges to state their opinions in public – when giving judgment in open court. But in a week in which two senior judges have spoken outside court about the dangers of, er, judges speaking outside court, we should perhaps reflect on the other side of the same coin: the dangers of not… Continue reading about Open justice – or least said soonest mended?
NOT THE TIMES LAW REPORT In re A Law Reporter Royal Courts of Justice Rm 716 Before: Mr Editor Sutherland Date: sometime in 1982 It is not the task of a law report to make fun of the law, or of those (such as judges) put in office to administer it. The Editor of the… Continue reading about Law Reports Not Meant To Be “Funny”
