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This week the Court of Protection, sitting in Manchester, has been hearing a case about a policeman, Paul Briggs, whose wife, Lindsey Briggs has applied to the court for withdrawal of life-prolonging treatment (the feeding tube) that she no longer believes is in her husband’s best interests. Mr Briggs suffered severe brain damage in a… Continue reading about Court of Protection – Paul Briggs case on withdrawal of life-prolonging treatment
This week’s catalogue of controversy includes renewed jousting over Brexit in the Supreme Court lists, a set-back for Zac in the deer park, attempts to review terror and war from a parliamentary perspective, a novelist detained, a woman shamed, and an Australian look at the US Supreme Court. So enjoy your coffee and brace yourself… Continue reading about Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR – 5 December 2016
This week’s roundup of legal news and comment is mostly about sentencing for the crime of murder. It’s been a grim week for that sort of thing. We also keep an eye on legal developments abroad, where starvation, persecution and oppression leave their mark. Crime: sentencing Are too many imprisoned? There is no doubt… Continue reading about Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR – 28 November 2016
In this guest post, Penelope Gibbs of Transform Justice considers the emerging findings of the Lammy review. The MacPherson report on Stephen Lawrence defined institutional racism as “the collective failure of an organisation to provide an appropriate and professional service to people because of their colour, culture, or ethnic origin. It can be seen… Continue reading about Is there institutional racism in the criminal justice system?
This week’s survey of legal news and comment includes spying on the public by computer and camera, the growing storm over the article 50 Brexit litigation and the independence of the judiciary, cryonics in court, adoption targets in England and Wales, and sex offence outrages overseas. Surveillance Investigatory Powers Bill The Investigatory Powers Bill, having… Continue reading about Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR – 21 November 2016
Continuing his series discussing the impact on family law and practice of reported cases arising in other areas of law, David Burrows considers contempt of court and limitations of the freedom to report on matters of public interest being litigated in court, particularly where they affect children. Beyond ‘fair and temperate criticism’ A spectrum… Continue reading about Family law no island (3): Criminal contempt, private lives and children proceedings
This week’s roundup of legal news and comment includes a bad report against the police, badmouthing the judiciary and bad reactions to the result of the US presidential elections. But it’s not all bad. In Florence the burghers have banned the burgers. Policing Henriques report slams Operation Midland This week saw the publication of… Continue reading about Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR – 14 November 2016
Continuing his series discussing the impact on family law and practice of reported cases arising in other areas of law, David Burrows considers some of the implications of the drive for greater transparency in the family courts. Common law: to make sense of the proceedings Transparency of family courts is a real concern for Sir… Continue reading about Family law no island (2): Release of family courts hearing documents
With the creation of the online court, the principle of open justice must not be overlooked, said Lord Justice Fulford, giving the annual University of Sussex Draper Lecture 2016 at the Law Society on Tuesday, 8 November. Justice, he said, must not “disappear down an Alice-style rabbit-hole”. But it soon became clear to many in… Continue reading about Justice down the rabbit-hole: Fulford LJ on the Rise of the Cyber Judge
This week’s roundup of legal news and comment includes the High Court’s ruling on the sovereignty of Parliament in the Brexit process, a raspberry from the press, a report from the Lord Chief Justice, a speech on prison reform (and a lamentable lack of speech on judicial independence) by the Lord Chancellor, and a consultation… Continue reading about Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR – 7 November 2016
