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Congratulations to our two joint winners of this year’s award… Continue reading about ICLR Pupillage Award: 2025 Winners
We kick off the new legal year with a roundup of what’s been going on over the long vacation. New appointments, old problems, and plenty of case law and commentary.… Continue reading about Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR, 6 October 2025
In this guest post James Hickman considers the trial of Helen Duncan and provides a brief history of English witchcraft laws… Continue reading about Smoke, spirits and statute
David Burrows concludes his series on the rules of precedent and how courts take account of children’s views in relation to their decisions.… Continue reading about A child’s age and understanding in 1925
Two books about a notorious multiple murder case that prompted public debate about the death penalty and continues to fascinate true crime historians.… Continue reading about Review: Peep Show by Kate Summerscale; Inside 10 Rillington Place by Peter Thorley
In a follow-up post Graeme Johnston considers the Court of Appeal’s decision to set aside the injunction preventing the Bell Hotel being used to house asylum seekers… Continue reading about The Epping Forest hotel case on appeal: finding a balance
A report from the SLS conference held at the University of Leeds. … Continue reading about ICLR attends the Society of Legal Scholars conference in Leeds
In this guest post Graeme Johnston comments on the recent High Court judgment temporarily preventing the Bell Hotel being used to house asylum seekers … Continue reading about Balancing national policy against local policy and protest: the Epping Forest asylum hotel case
We review the revised edition of an essential sourcebook of information for anyone navigating the legal system without a lawyer, and a service for lawyers in search of good citations … Continue reading about Review: Reliable Sources of Legal Information for Litigants In Person, by Sally McLaren
We review the new and expanded edition of a book on every aspect of writing judgments… Continue reading about The art and craft of judgment writing – second edition
