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Manifesto promises – party political pledges on law and justice

What do the politicians promise on law and justice? Or to ask a more pertinent question, what promises on law and justice can we expect to see the various parties break on coming to, or sharing in, power? This post covers three main parties: Conservative, Liberal Democrat, and Labour, plus two emergent players, UKIP and Continue reading

CALL – how ICLR is helping turn the tide

TURNING THE TIDE / RENVERSER LA MARÉE is the theme for the 52nd annual Canadian Association of Law Libraries/L’Association canadienne des bibliothèques de droit Conference 2015 which is being held this year in Atlantic Canada. The Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL) is dedicated to promoting the networking, professional development and career growth of all Continue reading

Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR – 1 May 2015

This week’s charivari of legalities and illegalities includes a slapdown for Elveden, a shakeup for Tower Hamlets, a commercial appraisal of social media accounts and yet more tales of a thousand and one rights (and wrongs) from abroad. UPDATED 4 May   Operation Elveden – prosecution or persecution? CPS slammed for charging journalists with conspiracy to Continue reading

Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR – 24 April 2015

This week’s hoedown of legal news from home and abroad includes lawyers at the barricades, a prosecution service on the defensive, and a return to the planet of the apertures. Plus a set of Russian dolls and other victims of overseas injustice.   Also worth reading: Custodians and gatekeepers: maintaining access to public legal information, by Paul Continue reading

Case Law On Trial: 1946 to 1970

Find out which cases have been getting the most votes for inclusion in our special Anniversary Edition, to celebrate ICLR’s sesquicentenary. We’ve been reporting cases for 150 years and now we’re putting them all on trial. Which cases made the biggest difference in the development of the common law? Which are the landmarks that really Continue reading

Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR – 17 April 2015

A bumper crop of legal news and events from home and abroad as Weekly Notes returns after a break for the Easter law vacation.   Manifestoes for Justice Election fever pitch for legal services professions The major political parties have finally published their manifestoes for the forthcoming General Election. Given that the Fixed Term Parliaments Continue reading

ICLR Criminal Law Updater (January – March 2015)

Welcome to the ICLR Criminal Law Updater for January to March 2015. Here’s our round up of the reportable 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 been provided. Continue reading

Essential legal kittens

ICLR wishes all its readers a very Happy Easter vacation. Weekly Notes is on holiday until next term. Other posts may appear in the meantime. To be going on with, here is a Queen’s Counsel cartoon in The Times, by Alex Williams. Continue reading

Essential Legal Kit

As pupillage and training contracts get harder and harder to come by, many young would-be lawyers have been asking: “What am I missing? What has he or she got that I haven’t?” The answer is probably “brains, talent and charm”, but even if you can’t compete on those, there are other ways of making sure Continue reading