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ITV was given unprecedented access to the workings of the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) but the resulting documentary was long on sentiment and rather short on legal explanation, reports Paul Magrath… Continue reading about TV review: Inside the Court of Appeal (ITV)
Whoever the Secret Barrister is, they deserve massive kudos for drawing to the attention of those who might well prefer to look away the critical state of the criminal justice system in this country.… Continue reading about Book review: Stories of the Law and How It’s Broken, by the Secret Barrister
David Burrows considers the recent privacy claim by Cliff Richard against the BBC in the context of family law and the restrictions on the reporting of private hearings.… Continue reading about Privacy: Cliff Richard and family law
The third Child Protection conference supported by The Transparency Project will take place on Saturday 15th September 2018 at the Conway Hall in London. In this guest post, Sarah Phillimore explains the thinking behind the event and what it aims to achieve.… Continue reading about Child Protection conference 2018: future risk of emotional harm
David Burrows explores issues of privilege arising from recent revelations about the conduct of the US President’s former lawyer… Continue reading about President Trump and Michael Cohen: advice privilege and the ‘iniquity exemption’
Elanor Dymott used to work for ICLR as a law reporter. Then she became a novelist. Silver and Salt is her second book and makes excellent holiday reading for the long vacation, as Paul Magrath finds out.… Continue reading about Silver and Salt: Elanor Dymott’s novel of photographic life – and death
Disclosure: reliance of the family law on common law and civil proceedings rule “Disclosure” has had extensive press recently, mostly in relation to criminal proceedings. In the more narrow legal press, it is of concern to civil lawyers, especially in the burgeoning field of electronic disclosure and electronic access to documents and other material. Family… Continue reading about Disclosure and the family lawyer – Part 1
The NSW Law Reports are produced and published by the Council of Law Reporting for New South Wales and are the authorised report series of the NSW Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and Court of Criminal Appeal.… Continue reading about New South Wales Law Reports Online
This last roundup of the Trinity Term includes unwatched corruption trials, a farewell to Sir James, a probation system rethink, parliamentary reports on criminal legal aid and sexual harassment at work, and another Daily Mail fiasco.… Continue reading about Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR - 30 July 2018
This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary includes a legal aid desert, courts in chaos, divorce reform, breach of privacy and contempt of court. Human Rights Legal aid ‘deserts’ impeding enforcement In its report, Enforcing human rights (HC 669, HL Paper 171) published on 19 July 2018, the Joint Select Committee on Human Rights… Continue reading about Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR — 23 July 2018
