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Who are the law-makers? David Burrows considers who really makes our laws and questions the accuracy of the description as applied to politicians merely by virtue of their participation in the legislative process. … Continue reading about Law, lawyers and law-makers
This week’s roundup of legal news includes the government’s legislative to-do list; a defaulty county court judgment; plus the usual case law and commentary update.… Continue reading about Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR, 17 May 2021
In this guest post Dr Brian Barry looks at some of the factors and processes that influence judicial decision-making, and explains how he came to write his recent book, How Judges Judge… Continue reading about How judges judge: the research and its consequences
This week’s roundup includes major new legislation, miscarriages of justice and a dickens of an exhibition. Plus recent case law and commentary.… Continue reading about Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR, 10 May 2021
Since retiring from the Supreme Court in 2018, Lord Sumption’s public profile has increased still further, first with his delivery of the Reith Lectures in 2019 and more recently as a public commentator on law and politics, most notably for his principled opposition to the coronavirus lockdown. We review his latest book and another which celebrates his contribution to the case law of the Supreme Court, alongside some reflections on the role of the court by its former President, Lord Neuberger.… Continue reading about Judicial reflections from the apex court
This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary features a massive miscarriage of justice and a much criticised report on race. Plus new cases and comments on ICLR.3… Continue reading about Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR, 26 April 2021
David Burrows considers the approach of the Upper Tribunal to the question of access to court documents in the context of an information rights appeal as compared with the approach of the civil and family courts… Continue reading about Release of documents by or before the Upper Tribunal
This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary includes courts, cakes, compensation, cases and comments.… Continue reading about Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR, 19 April 2021
In this guest post The Secret Magistrate author discusses questions of recruitment and training in the context of budget cuts and mounting pressure on the magistracy… Continue reading about The Secret Magistrate on how recent developments are affecting the recruitment of magistrates
This last roundup of legal news and comment before the Easter break includes vaccine passports, the constitution, courts recovery, a struggling justice system … and a seasonal chocolate bunny.… Continue reading about Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR, 29 March 2021
