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Elijah Granet discusses the advantages of using footnotes for citations of case law in judgments, in common with other common law jurisdictions. … Continue reading about Judges take note: but are we dragging our feet when we should be toeing the line?
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 considers recent cases which test the open justice principle by reference to court documents and potentially confidential information. … Continue reading about Advancement of administration of justice and the prism of confidentiality
As the summer vacation beckons, this term’s final roundup of legal news and commentary includes national (in)security, deprivation of citizenship, a semi-centenary of law centres, remote will witnessing, and what’s been happening in the courts. But first, a message from our CEO.… Continue reading about Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR, 27 July 2020
Dr Jo Beswick, senior law lecturer at Staffordshire University, reviews a former prisoner’s account of their journey through the criminal justice system, and finds that it challenges many of the popular misconceptions about prison life.… Continue reading about Book Review: A Bit of A Stretch – The Diaries of A Prisoner, by Chris Atkins
This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary includes crimes against emergency workers and shop staff, a pandemic boost to extremism, the rise of modern slavery, more lockdown litigation, and the threats to international human rights in Hong Kong and elsewhere.… Continue reading about Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR, 13 July 2020
This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary includes a renewal for justice, more coronavirus regulations, and a crowdfunding fiasco.… Continue reading about Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR, 6 July 2020
The chief executive of HMCTS, Susan Acland-Hood, has responded to an open letter from NGOs and academics raising concerns about the provision of open justice measures during the COVID-19 emergency period.… Continue reading about HMCTS response to letter on open justice in the COVID-19 emergency
This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary includes trial by (shrinking) jury, no-fault divorce, a better way of dealing with domestic abuse, and the remote future of commercial litigation.… Continue reading about Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR, 29 June 2020
