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This week’s selection of legal news and views from home and abroad includes a survey of grumpy judges, internet hate crime, prisoner voting wrongs and freedom of speech under fire. UPDATED 17 February 2015 Je Suis… So Confused Supine appeasement or sensible caution? “Offence is no offence” is a maxim often cited in response… Continue reading about Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR – 13 February 2015
This week’s curation of legal news from the netosphere includes a relaunch of the CSA inquiry, a rethink of QASA, a battle of jurisdiction over the hangman’s noose, a parade of privatisation problems and a tussle of Tudor Thomases. But first, some other recent posts of interest: Guest post by David Burrows: Family legal aid… Continue reading about Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR – 6 February 2015
Guest post by David Burrows Funding case law: ‘advantage’, applicants A fresh batch of legal aid and funding cases has appeared since mid-December last year; and of these the news is that the much publicised (by the President of the Family Division) parents in Re D (A Child) [2015] EWFC 2; [2015] CN 64,… Continue reading about Family legal aid and funding: January 2015
This week’s buffet of legal news from home and abroad includes a reversal of policy from Labour and reversals of the burden of proof from the government and the media (both mistaken), as well as a ditching of the dock by the LCJ and some more comical capers via the Clooneys. So stay tuned for… Continue reading about Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR – 30 January 2015
Books reviewed by Paul Magrath Forensics: The Anatomy of Crime by Val McDermid (Profile Books, £18.99) The Suspicions of Mr Whicher by Kate Summerscale (Bloomsbury, £8.99) Val McDermid is a crime writer with a reputation for gritty psychological thrillers and her approach in Forensics: The Anatomy of Crime is that of an outsider… Continue reading about Forensic Science and Early Detection
This week’s litany of legal news from home and abroad includes a grilling of Grayling, a vindication of a vocal legend, a consultation over court fees, and a surveillance of snoops. UPDATED 24 February 2015 Grayling grilled Smiling Justice Secretary appears confident of ultimate victory In a broadly sympathetic interview (more examination in… Continue reading about Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR – 23 January 2015
This week’s selection of legal news from home and abroad includes much that is related to or brought into focus by the terrorist attacks in Paris last week, such as questions about freedom of expression, respect for religion and other rights, and the tension between privacy and electronic intelligence gathering. Other recent articles of… Continue reading about Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR – 16 January 2015
Concluding our review of significant trends and developments in last year’s legal news, part 1 of which covered from January to June 2014. July: Fakes We reported in July (Weekly Notes, 4 July) that some high street banks were using the names of fake solicitors’ firms on the letterhead of their chasers-up to defaulting… Continue reading about Annual Notes 2014: ICLR’s review of the year’s legal news (part 2)
Welcome to the ICLR Criminal Law Updater for November and December 2014. Here’s our round up of the reportable and unreportable criminal cases decided in the High Court, the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) and the UK Supreme Court over the last four weeks. Where a transcript is available on BAILII, a linked reference has… Continue reading about ICLR Criminal Law Updater (November – December 2014)
Court procedure may be getting less adversarial but the relationship between lawyers and the executive has become more so, as the number of defeats suffered by the government in judicial review proceedings grows steadily greater. No wonder the government wants to cut back on the scope for bringing judicial review, yet even in this endeavour… Continue reading about Annual Notes 2014: ICLR’s review of the year’s legal news (part 1)
