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In a fascinating and instructive memoir, the former US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, famed as the ‘Sheriff of Wall St’, explains the role and functions of a public prosecutor and recalls some of the most interesting cases of his career.… Continue reading about Book review: Doing Justice by Preet Bharara
This week’s roundup includes internet regulation, serious violence, copyright, data protection, prisons and probation, media law and animal rights.… Continue reading about Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR — 8 April 2019
This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary takes a slight detour into the realms of folly, looking at all the week’s stories that might have been an April Fool’s Day jest, but actually weren’t. Hold onto your hats - unless you’re throwing them into the ring of course. (Updated edition.)… Continue reading about Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR - 1 April 2019
Under plans originally drawn up in 2014, the Ministry of Justice is proposing to offer long-term prisoners the right to acquire a form of leasehold interest in their cells.… Continue reading about ‘Right to buy’ to be extended to prisoners
David Burrows considers the massive gulf in the approaches to human rights of two jurisdictions – the United States and the United Kingdom – that share a common law legacy. … Continue reading about Lord Wilson and human rights
It gives me great pleasure to launch ICLR&D, ICLR’s legal information lab. The development of the lab has been about eight months in the making and I want explain at outset what we’re trying to do and why. Open innovation with primary law needs a jumpstart in England and Wales Whether you want to call… Continue reading about It’s Alive! Launching ICLR&D
This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary includes a march on Brexit, the pros and cons of naming killers, the discount rate for damages, plus transparency and media law updates.… Continue reading about Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR — 25 March 2019
David Burrows considers the status of judicially-issued practice guidance in the hierarchy of judge-made and statutory law, and questions its use as a shortcut for more formally generated procedural rules.
… Continue reading about ‘Guidance’ as law
This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary includes a Brexit vote (or three), developments and delays in court digitisation, Bloody Sunday prosecutions or the lack of them, and other crimes of violence, plus legal professional news.… Continue reading about Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR — 18 March 2019
David Burrows examines the recent decision of the President of the Family Division refusing to vary a ‘confidentiality’ injunction protecting the identity and current location of a notorious child killer. … Continue reading about Publicity and Jon Venables: application to vary a confidentiality injunction
