Legal Profession
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We examine the claims and methods of a book which is said to offer the first quantitative study of decision-making in the UK Supreme Court during its first decade. … Continue reading about Book review: A court of specialists, by Chris Hanretty
The House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution has been conducting an inquiry into the effect of Covid-19 on the courts and access to justice. This post surveys the oral evidence given so far. … Continue reading about Has the revolution happened? Can we ever go back?
David Burrows reviews a book that considers to what extent in recent years the senior judiciary have shaped the law themselves or left the job of law reform to Parliament. … Continue reading about Book review: Enemies of the People? How Judges Shape Society, by Joshua Rozenberg
“The rapid expansion of the use of remote hearings has been central to facilitating the continued operation of the justice system”, notes Dr Natalie Byrom in the introduction to her report, for the Civil Justice Council, examining the impact of the changes mandated by COVID-19 on the operation of the civil justice system.
But how well are they going and what can we learn from the experience? This post takes a look at her team’s key findings and recommendations. … Continue reading about Civil Justice Council report on the impact of COVID-19 on civil courts
We review a handy guidebook to getting the best out of remote hearings and business meetings … Continue reading about Book review: The Virtual Workspace: 50 tips for effective video conferencing, by Andrew King
This post sets out the response to the CJC rapid consultation drafted by Paul Magrath from his perspective as a law reporter, legal publisher and commentator, both with ICLR (publishers of the official Law Reports) and the Transparency Project.… Continue reading about Rapid Consultation: The impact of COVID-19 measures on the civil justice system – response
Novelist Elanor Dymott explains how she was inspired to move from the law to fiction via law reporting for ICLR.… Continue reading about Dickens Did It First: Writing and the Law
Guest post by Beheshteh Engineer
If you hold yourself out as a barrister on social media, then you’d better behave like one. Even if you’re not practising, you should still abide by the Code of Conduct. Offensive tweets can land you in trouble, as a recent case demonstrates.… Continue reading about Unregistered but not unregulated: non-practising barrister disciplined over offensive tweeting
Law reporter Matthew Brotherton takes a trip down Jackanapes Lane, subject of an Act of Parliament promoted by his ancestor, Thomas Brotherton MP, exactly 320 years ago today, and comments on how in law the past is always with us … Continue reading about The law and the morphing of past into present
