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David Burrows considers recent cases which test the open justice principle by reference to court documents and potentially confidential information. … Continue reading about Advancement of administration of justice and the prism of confidentiality
As the summer vacation beckons, this term’s final roundup of legal news and commentary includes national (in)security, deprivation of citizenship, a semi-centenary of law centres, remote will witnessing, and what’s been happening in the courts. But first, a message from our CEO.… Continue reading about Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR, 27 July 2020
Dr Jo Beswick, senior law lecturer at Staffordshire University, reviews a former prisoner’s account of their journey through the criminal justice system, and finds that it challenges many of the popular misconceptions about prison life.… Continue reading about Book Review: A Bit of A Stretch – The Diaries of A Prisoner, by Chris Atkins
This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary includes crimes against emergency workers and shop staff, a pandemic boost to extremism, the rise of modern slavery, more lockdown litigation, and the threats to international human rights in Hong Kong and elsewhere.… Continue reading about Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR, 13 July 2020
This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary includes a renewal for justice, more coronavirus regulations, and a crowdfunding fiasco.… Continue reading about Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR, 6 July 2020
The chief executive of HMCTS, Susan Acland-Hood, has responded to an open letter from NGOs and academics raising concerns about the provision of open justice measures during the COVID-19 emergency period.… Continue reading about HMCTS response to letter on open justice in the COVID-19 emergency
This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary includes trial by (shrinking) jury, no-fault divorce, a better way of dealing with domestic abuse, and the remote future of commercial litigation.… Continue reading about Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR, 29 June 2020
Paul Magrath reviews the latest courtroom thriller from Peter Murphy, in which barrister Ben Schroeder deals with a case involving spies, drug dealers and high level police corruption.… Continue reading about Book review: Verbal, by Peter Murphy
This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary includes Brexit, Grenfell, and Covid and frankly who could ask for more. Of this sort of thing. But there is good news as well, including great new projects and ideas.… Continue reading about Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR, 22 June 2020
David Burrows reviews a book that considers to what extent in recent years the senior judiciary have shaped the law themselves or left the job of law reform to Parliament. … Continue reading about Book review: Enemies of the People? How Judges Shape Society, by Joshua Rozenberg
