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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
We review the memoir of veteran reporter and broadcaster Jon Snow, who appeared in the first of the ICLR Encounters earlier this year.… Continue reading about Encounters with danger – the life of a frontline reporter
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
After the many children in need cases reported in recent years, including the trilogy of cases in last month’s PTSR, one might have thought that the courts had drawn the legal frontiers sufficiently clearly to eliminate funding disputes between publ…… Continue reading about An unseemly turf war fought in a monstrous labyrinth
In a week that sees another high-profile extradition, this time of Abu Hamza to the USA to face terrorism charges, the question put by Lord Justice Toulson in Regina (Guardian News and Media Ltd) v City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court (Article 19 i…… Continue reading about Publicity and the soul of justice; letting the media spotlight in
ICLR Encounters – a series of debates about issues affecting the law – kicked off last night with a fascinating encounter between Jon Snow, of Channel 4 News, and Elanor Dymott, law reporter turned novelist, at The Old Court Room in Lincoln’s Inn.… Continue reading about ICLR Encounters: The Truth, The Whole Truth, or a Version of the Truth…
