As more and more case law is published and available online, the key question for users is how to find the cases they need. How do they know they haven’t missed something? We look at how AI could help them find even the “unknown unknowns” that might be out there. … Continue reading
We survey some of the newer legal podcasts that have helped inform and distract us during the enforced isolation of the covid era. … Continue reading
We end the legal term with a roundup covering a range of institutional failures concerning the BBC, the Home Office, the Police, and the Post Office. Looks like they’re all going to need to pull their socks up and try a bit harder next term.… Continue reading
Who are the law-makers? David Burrows considers who really makes our laws and questions the accuracy of the description as applied to politicians merely by virtue of their participation in the legislative process. … Continue reading
This week’s roundup of legal news includes the government’s legislative to-do list; a defaulty county court judgment; plus the usual case law and commentary update.… Continue reading
In this guest post Dr Brian Barry looks at some of the factors and processes that influence judicial decision-making, and explains how he came to write his recent book, How Judges Judge… Continue reading
This week’s roundup includes major new legislation, miscarriages of justice and a dickens of an exhibition. Plus recent case law and commentary.… Continue reading
Since retiring from the Supreme Court in 2018, Lord Sumption’s public profile has increased still further, first with his delivery of the Reith Lectures in 2019 and more recently as a public commentator on law and politics, most notably for his principled opposition to the coronavirus lockdown. We review his latest book and another which celebrates his contribution to the case law of the Supreme Court, alongside some reflections on the role of the court by its former President, Lord Neuberger.… Continue reading
This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary features a massive miscarriage of justice and a much criticised report on race. Plus new cases and comments on ICLR.3… Continue reading
David Burrows considers the approach of the Upper Tribunal to the question of access to court documents in the context of an information rights appeal as compared with the approach of the civil and family courts… Continue reading