Weekly Notes

This week’s roundup goes from the sublime to the ridiculous as we find supreme intelligence in the Supreme Court and supreme ignorance in some parts of Parliament; plus the problems of advising unrepresented litigants and impatient young musical geniuses; and we end on a sad note with the passing of the much loved Prof Gary… Continue reading

This week’s catalogue of controversy includes renewed jousting over Brexit in the Supreme Court lists, a set-back for Zac in the deer park, attempts to review terror and war from a parliamentary perspective, a novelist detained, a woman shamed, and an Australian look at the US Supreme Court. So enjoy your coffee and brace yourself for the… Continue reading

This week’s roundup of legal news and comment is mostly about sentencing for the crime of murder. It’s been a grim week for that sort of thing. We also keep an eye on legal developments abroad, where starvation, persecution and oppression leave their mark.   Crime: sentencing Are too many imprisoned? There is no doubt about… Continue reading

This week’s survey of legal news and comment includes spying on the public by computer and camera, the growing storm over the article 50 Brexit litigation and the independence of the judiciary, cryonics in court, adoption targets in England and Wales, and sex offence outrages overseas. Surveillance Investigatory Powers Bill The Investigatory Powers Bill, having… Continue reading

This week’s roundup of legal news and comment includes a bad report against the police, badmouthing the judiciary and bad reactions to the result of the US presidential elections. But it’s not all bad. In Florence the burghers have banned the burgers.   Policing Henriques report slams Operation Midland This week saw the publication of a… Continue reading

This week’s roundup of legal news and comment includes the High Court’s ruling on the sovereignty of Parliament in the Brexit process, a raspberry from the press, a report from the Lord Chief Justice, a speech on prison reform (and a lamentable lack of speech on judicial independence) by the Lord Chancellor, and a consultation on press regulation.   Brexit… Continue reading

This week’s tricks and treats of legal news and commentary include a rough ride for Uber’s business model, an impressive recognition of a new press regulator, a review of the super-regulator of legal services, and transatlantic trade and data deals under scrutiny. Welcome to Pumpkin Court chambers.   Employment law Uber drivers should get worker… Continue reading

This week’s ragbag of legal news and commentary includes a pardon for the gaily innocent and a slap on the wrist for the deeply offensive, a capital anagram for the meaning of Brexit, morale boosting power for the justices, and a trial by battle of criminal textbooks.   Turing’s Law Posthumous pardon for historic homosexual… Continue reading

This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary includes judges speaking on history, law reform, courts modernisation and legal ethics; plus updates on Brexit, hate crime, social media and standards (or their absence) in public life.   Brexit law Brexitigation: hearing proper commences On Thursday the much anticipated (as well as eagerly awaited) proceedings in the case… Continue reading

This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary covers the start of the new law term and the conclusion of the political conference season, with media, privacy and employment issues also discussed. There’s poetry amidst the pain, and content from home and abroad. Legal profession Lord Chancellor’s breakfast Or should that be the new low-budget… Continue reading