Under plans originally drawn up in 2014, the Ministry of Justice is proposing to offer long-term prisoners the right to acquire a form of leasehold interest in their cells.… Continue reading
David Burrows considers the massive gulf in the approaches to human rights of two jurisdictions – the United States and the United Kingdom – that share a common law legacy. … Continue reading
It gives me great pleasure to launch ICLR&D, ICLR’s legal information lab. The development of the lab has been about eight months in the making and I want explain at outset what we’re trying to do and why. Open innovation with primary law needs a jumpstart in England and Wales Whether you want to call… Continue reading
This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary includes a march on Brexit, the pros and cons of naming killers, the discount rate for damages, plus transparency and media law updates.… Continue reading
David Burrows considers the status of judicially-issued practice guidance in the hierarchy of judge-made and statutory law, and questions its use as a shortcut for more formally generated procedural rules.
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This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary includes a Brexit vote (or three), developments and delays in court digitisation, Bloody Sunday prosecutions or the lack of them, and other crimes of violence, plus legal professional news.… Continue reading
David Burrows examines the recent decision of the President of the Family Division refusing to vary a ‘confidentiality’ injunction protecting the identity and current location of a notorious child killer. … Continue reading
This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary includes legal aid from a litigation funder; a blame game over knife crime; proposals to create a super-regulator of digital communications, and to deal with online contempt of court; and an update on the Grenfell Tower inquiry.… Continue reading
Keen-eyed users of ICLR.3 will have noticed a couple of improvements in the way case reports are displayed, as this post explains. … Continue reading
ICLR’s Paul Magrath will be appearing on a panel chaired by Joshua Rozenberg at this year’s Putney Debates on the topic of judicial independence. … Continue reading