Commentary
News, analysis, comment and updates from ICLR's case law and UK legislation platform
Use our handy schedule to look at all the cases cited in the Leveson Review report… Continue reading
The failure to report one of the most consequential decisions of the Court of Appeal has haunted ICLR ever since. But what can be done about it now?… Continue reading
In the third of a series of linked posts, David Burrows considers the rules of precedent and to what extent cases are citable as binding authority… Continue reading
Our Assistant Editor, Giovanni D’Avola, explains the problem with unreliable citations, whether generated by AI or otherwise. … Continue reading
The HMCTS Reform programme for modernisation of the courts and tribunals has officially concluded. But the process of reform continues. … Continue reading
In the second of a series of linked posts discussing rules of precedent, David Burrows considers to what extent a Supreme Court decision be said to be “per incuriam” (ie made without regard to existing law) for failing to take into account the views of children involved? … Continue reading
In the fifth of our survey of top new cases from last year, reporter Philip Ridd comments on a case about silver, salvage, and sovereign immunity
We discuss an old case that goes from bad to verse.… Continue reading
In the first of a series of linked posts, David Burrows considers the rules of precedent and to what extent the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal are bound by their own previous decisions. … Continue reading
In the fourth of our survey of top new cases from last year, reporter Philip Ridd comments on a case about a criminal defendant’s fitness to plead. … Continue reading