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In the first of a series, David Burrows explains how discovery became disclosure and the different ways it has been understood and applied in different areas of law… Continue reading
ICLR reporter Shirani Herbert explains why an ecclesiastical court was asked to rule on a case about a sculpture of Oscar Wilde by Eduardo Paolozzi. … Continue reading
David Burrows considers the courts’ power to order or encourage parties to attempt non-court dispute resolution or mediation. … Continue reading
This was the question discussed last month, at a panel discussion held in the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies under the heading “Technology, Transparency and Criminal Justice”.… Continue reading
In the third of a series considering recent civil practice and procedure cases in the context of family law, David Burrows focuses on the ratio decidendi and what is sufficient to found an appeal… Continue reading
David Burrows returns to the topic of precedent and the importance of consistency, at least by a judge with their own previous decisions. … Continue reading
Continuing our series considering recent civil practice and procedure cases in the context of family law… Continue reading
David Burrows considers recent civil practice and procedure cases in the context of family law… Continue reading
David Burrows considers the position of non-parties such as journalists or lay observers in attending, making sense of, and reporting on family courts appeals.… Continue reading
In this guest post by Frank Cranmer, reposted from the Law & Religion UK blog, we are reminded of the key differences between the two separate but oft-confused pan-European legal regimes. … Continue reading