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Continuing their Australian tour after #ALLA2018 in Darwin, Paul Magrath, Head of Product Development, and Paul Hastings, Account Manager went first to Sydney for a few days and then on to Melbourne. They were there to help bang the drum for the respective Councils of Law Reporting for New South Wales and Victoria, as well… Continue reading about ICLR in Sydney and Melbourne, 6-12 May 2018
Pre-conference warm up Team ICLR (aka ‘the two Pauls’) arrived in town a few days early in order to acclimatise to the different time zone and, as it transpired (or perspired), the very different climate in Darwin. After an unusually cold winter back in Blighty, we were not used to temperatures in the mid to… Continue reading about #ALLA2018 – Darwin Diary
This week’s roundup comes from Darwin, Australia, where ICLR is sponsoring the Australian Law Librarians’ Association biennial conference, #ALLA2018. We’ve encountered warm weather, cold beer, glorious sunsets and snapping crocodiles – but no law librarians, so far. The conference proper starts on 2 May, and we’ll bring you more news about it in due course.… Continue reading about Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR – 30 April 2018
This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary includes cautionary tales from court, a pricking of passing-off pomposity, a papal intervention over a baby’s best interests, Brexit, and investigation into NDAs and sexual harassment. (Separate post on legal education to follow.) Courts Cautionary tales about conduct Two recent blog posts discuss issues around breaches of… Continue reading about Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR – 23 April 2018
By David Burrows Clarification of a court judgment Re P (A Child) [2018] EWCA Civ 720 (11 April 2018) saw the Court of Appeal dealing with a very disturbed 16 year old “T” who, with her sister “X” had been adopted by a couple. In 2014 she had said she had been sexually abused… Continue reading about Family law: European Convention 1950 questions in care proceedings
Our first roundup of the Easter term includes chemical weapons, media law and data protection claims, immigration justice and injustice, and some older stories you may have missed over the holiday recess. Media law BBC facing Cliff edge In the trial in the claim by Sir Cliff Richard against the BBC before Mann J in… Continue reading about Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR – 16 April 2018
In this guest post, Barbara Rich explains how the Daily Mail missed an opportunity to explain the essential rights of a cohabitant to ask the court to make reasonable provision for her under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975, rather than describing the case as a judge simply overturning the deceased’s wishes… Continue reading about Inheritance disputes and the media: making wishes come untrue
“McKenzie Night” and “Bar Snacks” among radical plans for shakeup of Inns of Court dining traditions
In an effort to break the stalemate with regulators over legal training and education, the Inns of Court have come up with a radical new plan for a more “inclusive” approach to their centuries-old tradition of dining in hall. The dinners have always been considered an essential part of training for the Bar, with formally-attired… Continue reading about “McKenzie Night” and “Bar Snacks” among radical plans for shakeup of Inns of Court dining traditions
The last weekly roundup of the Hilary Term includes data protection, chemical weapons, criminal lawyers up in arms over justice and legal aid, and some fairly fishy business with Brexit. Data Protection Cambridge Analytica and other Facebook friends The Information Commissioner’s Office after a somewhat agonising delay was granted a warrant on Friday 23 March… Continue reading about Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR – 26 March 2018
This week’s roundup of legal news and comment includes the UK’s response to a chemical weapons crime, plus developments in family law, domestic abuse, hate crime, civil procedure and Brexit, inter alia. Crime Chemical weapons On 14 March 2018 the UK’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Jonathan Allen, gave a Security Council… Continue reading about Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR – 19 March 2018
