Reviews
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In what is more of a digest than a review, Paul Magrath considers Sir Mark Warby’s recent Thomas Sutton Lecture on legal figures associated with the Charterhouse in London.… Continue reading about More and more: Law and the Charterhouse in London
In a recent case the Court of Appeal has reminded practitioners of the need to cite The Law Reports in accordance with the relevant Practice Direction … Continue reading about Citation of authorities: ignore the practice direction at your peril!
Twitter offers many benefits for legal practitioners and trainees. But it’s easy to get carried away, and not everyone is as circumspect or discreet as they should be. In this guest post, the barrister who tweets as @CrimeGirl offers a handy list of hints. … Continue reading about Tips for Tweeting Lawyers, by CrimeGirl
This article is based on the rough note made by Paul Magrath of the keynote speech of Baroness Hale of Richmond PSC at the annual conference of the British and Irish Association of Law Librarians (BIALL) on 13 June 2019. If and when the verbatim text is published, we will update with a link.… Continue reading about Lady Hale remembers: how law has changed since the Sixties
David Rosen reviews a primer on legal ethics which aims to spark debate and help lawyers develop an instinct for doing the right thing rather than relying on a prescriptive all-embracing code of conduct. … Continue reading about Book review: How to be an ethical solicitor by Mena Ruparel and Richard Burnham
This week’s roundup of legal news and comment includes the Parole Board, probation services, courts, legal information and pupillage.… Continue reading about Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR — 21 January 2019
David Burrows congratulates Nathalie Lieven QC on her appointment to the High Court bench in the Family Division, particularly in view of her background and experience in administrative law cases.… Continue reading about On the appointment of Lieven J to the Family Division
Paul Magrath reviews the new edition of a lawyer’s guide to effective legal language. … Continue reading about Book review: Clarity for Lawyers, by Mark Adler and Daphne Perry
This is both a case book and a memoir, by one of our leading criminal practitioners. The cases are famous ones that got massive newspaper coverage at the time, and the man described in the memoir is both a typical and in some ways not a typical criminal law defender. Review by Paul Magrath.… Continue reading about Book review: Under the Wig by William Clegg QC
Paul Magrath reviews a practising barrister’s “Stories of Life and Law” … Continue reading about Book review: In Your Defence, by Sarah Langford
