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Book review – Depp v Heard: the unreal story, by Nick Wallis

Nick Wallis covered both the English and American court battles between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, his blogging and tweeting crowdfunded by his followers. Then he turned it all into a book, which is reviewed here by Paul Magrath. Reposted with permission from the Court and Tribunal Observers’ Network. Continue reading

Judicial comity and the common law

David Burrows on the conventional respect shown by judges towards each others’ decisions, even when not strictly bound by the rules of precedent, and how it applies in particular to the subject of anonymity in family cases. Continue reading