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For a select few, obtaining pupillage is a foregone conclusion. Most pupillage-hopefuls, however, invariably find themselves plunged into an unbearable state of limbo, punctuated by obsessively checking the post and their email for news of an interview. The whole process of applying for pupillage reminded me of a massively protracted penalty shoot-out, the outcome of… Continue reading about The first winner of the ICLR Pupillage Award
This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary includes the swearing in of the first female Lord Chancellor, the commencement of litigation over Brexit, the risks of prosecuting historic sexual offences, human rights in Yemen and the state of emergency in Turkey. We can’t promise to be cheerful, but we’ll try to be interesting. … Continue reading about Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR – 22 July 2016
Today saw the opening scene of a courtroom drama that looks likely to play out over the rest of the year, if not beyond. Claims have been brought against the government in the person of the Secretary of State for Brexit with a view to obtaining a court ruling on the correct procedure for the… Continue reading about Brexitigation: article 50 in a heatwave – an artist’s impression
This week’s roundup of legal news and events comes from Chicago, where ICLR is attending the annual meeting of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL). Coping with the oversupply of news in recent weeks has not been easy and this week is no exception. We have a reshuffled government, a fragmenting opposition, and the… Continue reading about Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR – 15 July 2016
Team ICLR is in Chicago for the 109th Annual Meeting & Conference of the American Association of Law Libraries. The theme is “Make it New: Create the Future”. This is our conference diary, which we’ll top up daily. The ICLR team in Chicago is a pair of Pauls – Paul Hastings, Account Manager, and Paul… Continue reading about #AALL16 – Chicago, here we come!
This week’s roundup of legal news and events includes a letter of a thousand (plus) lawyers, urging compliance with the rule of law over Brexit, plus prizes for good lawyers and a telling off for a less good advocate. UPDATED 12 July – with added Brexit law (yes, that is now a thing). UPDATED AGAIN… Continue reading about Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR — 11 July 2016
This week’s roundup of legal news and commentary includes the art of law and the law of art, a legal regulator’s perverse promotion of unregulated legal services, the law in Wales and some information about the law of information. With all this and more, we hope you’ll enjoy a virtually Brexit-free blog post. Art The… Continue reading about Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR – 1 July 2016
At the end of another turbulent week, the UK faces an uncertain future after a narrow victory in the referendum for those wishing to leave the European Union. We look at the political fallout and the legal implications. EU Referendum result special Broken Britain After a surprise (and quite narrow 52-48%) win for the Leavers… Continue reading about Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR – 24 June 2016
As one of the most famous criminal defence barristers who ever practised in England and Wales, Sir Edward Marshall Hall KC MP makes a fascinating subject for a new biography, and Sally Smith QC, who took a year out of her own busy practice to write this book, more than does him justice. Paul Magrath… Continue reading about Book review – Marshall Hall: A Law unto Himself
Looking back on a turbulent week in law and politics, we seem to have a lot about professional (and unprofessional) conduct, as well as crime and some very poor decision-making. Fools have rushed in where angels would have feared, quite rightly, to tread. EU Referendum Broken Brexit At the end of a truly turbulent week,… Continue reading about Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR – 17 June 2016
