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ICLR @iclr.bsky.social · 6d

Ever wonder about the intersection between witchcraft and the UK legal system? Our desk editor James Hickman reviews the trial of Helen Duncan in 1944: www.iclr.co.uk/blog/comment...

Smoke, spirits and statute - ICLR

In this guest post James Hickman considers the trial of Helen Duncan and provides a brief history of English witchcraft laws... Continue reading about Smoke, spirits and statute

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ICLR @iclr.bsky.social · 16d

Our guest contributor @dbfamilylaw.bsky.social continues his series on the rules of precedent in this latest blog post:
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A child’s age and understanding in 1925 - ICLR

David Burrows concludes his series on the rules of precedent and how courts take account of children’s views in relation to their decisions.... Continue reading about A child’s age and understanding i...

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ICLR @iclr.bsky.social · 27d

Read Graeme Johnston's update on the recent Court of Appeal decision in the Epping Forest District Council v Somani Hotels Ltd case: www.iclr.co.uk/blog/comment...

The Epping Forest hotel case on appeal: finding a balance - ICLR

In a follow-up post Graeme Johnston considers the Court of Appeal's decision to set aside the injunction preventing the Bell Hotel being used to house asylum seekers... Continue reading

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ICLR @iclr.bsky.social · Sep 3

Graeme Johnston (CEO of Juralio, previous partner at Herbert Smith) contributed this blog post where he comments on the High Court judgment temporarily preventing the Bell Hotel being used to house asylum seekers and reflects on the history of asylum accommodation: www.iclr.co.uk/blog/comment...

Balancing national policy against local policy and protest: the Epping Forest asylum hotel case - ICLR

In this guest post Graeme Johnston comments on the recent High Court judgment temporarily preventing the Bell Hotel being used to house asylum seekers ... Continue reading

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ICLR @iclr.bsky.social · Aug 27

We're recruiting!

ICLR is looking for a Digital Marketing and Finance Administrative Assistant to join the admin team. This position is ideal for someone looking to develop their digital marketing and subscriptions management skills.

Apply today: jobs.theguardian.com/job/9771205/...

Digital Marketing and Finance Administrative Assistant - London (Central) job with ICLR | 9771205

The Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales (ICLR) is looking for a marketing and admin professional to work in its admin team.

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ICLR @iclr.bsky.social · Aug 21

Sally McLaren, the deputy librarian at Lincoln’s Inn, has put together an essential sourcebook of information for anyone navigating the legal system without a lawyer:
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Review: Reliable Sources of Legal Information for Litigants In Person, by Sally McLaren - ICLR

We review the revised edition of an essential sourcebook of information for anyone navigating the legal system without a lawyer, and a service for lawyers in search of good citations ... Continue read...

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ICLR @iclr.bsky.social · Aug 19

What happens when a case involves conflicting ‘silos’ of law? @dbfamilylaw.bsky.social untangles the wires:
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Insolvency and family property: can the twain meet? - ICLR

What happens when a case involves conflicting 'silos' of law? David Burrows untangles the wires. ... Continue reading

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ICLR @iclr.bsky.social · Aug 13

Read the latest developments as a group claiming to be hackers who stole more than two million records from the Legal Aid Agency has threatened to publish the information unless one of their members is "freed":

www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/hackers...

'Hackers' threaten to publish Legal Aid Agency records

Authenticity of posts on new Telegram channel not possible to verify.

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ICLR @iclr.bsky.social · Aug 6

Are you starting your law degree in the upcoming term? Brush up on your knowledge of the English legal system ahead of your first seminars:

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ICLR @iclr.bsky.social · Jul 30

Read our Head of Product Development and Online Content's comments on the MOD Afghan data leak superinjunction case, which is said to have put up to 100,000 people at grave risk of harm:
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Comments on the MOD Afghan data leak superinjunction case - ICLR

We examine some of the issues raised by the recent case involving the first superinjunction to have been granted 'contra mundum'... Continue reading

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ICLR @iclr.bsky.social · Jul 23

Team ICLR were in attendance at this year's hashtag#AALL conference.

Read our write up of the event and get in touch if you have any unanswered questions:
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ICLR at #AALL2025 in Portland - ICLR

This year the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) held its Annual Meeting & Conference at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon on 19-22 July. This year’s conference theme was Be B...

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ICLR @iclr.bsky.social · Jul 17

Access legal news from the last week in ICLR's Round Up covering:
- The Post Office IT Scandal
- Part 1 of The Independent Review of the Criminal Courts
- Social media misinformation and harmful algorithms

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Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR, 14 July 2025 - ICLR

This week’s roundup of legal news includes inquiry reports on the Post Office IT scandal, the criminal courts, fraud, and social media misinformation. Plus recent case law and commentary.... Continue ...

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ICLR @iclr.bsky.social · Jun 9

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The Curious Case of the Cases That Were Not - ICLR

Our Assistant Editor, Giovanni D'Avola, explains the problem with unreliable citations, whether generated by AI or otherwise. ... Continue reading

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ICLR @iclr.bsky.social · May 22

ICLR in numbers - see what makes a case reportable by clicking here - www.iclr.co.uk/reportability/

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ICLR @iclr.bsky.social · May 8

New on @infolaw.co.uk
ICLR: gatekeepers of the common law
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ICLR: gatekeepers of the common law - Internet for Lawyers Newsletter

Finding the right case has never been more important but the sheer volume of published judgments, while beneficial in terms of open justice, only makes it

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ICLR @iclr.bsky.social · May 8

Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR, 5 May 2025 - compiled by @maggotlaw.bsky.social as usual.
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Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR, 5 May 2025 - ICLR

This week’s roundup includes water regulation, legal professions, courts, and conscientious objectors. Plus recent case law and commentary.... Continue reading

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ICLR @iclr.bsky.social · Apr 1

Always keep a-hold of Nurse: the Lion, the Child, and the Law suit - in which @maggotlaw.bsky.social discusses an old case that goes from bad to verse.
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Always keep a-hold of Nurse: the Lion, the Child, and the Law suit - ICLR

We discuss an old case that goes from bad to verse.... Continue reading

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ICLR @iclr.bsky.social · Apr 1

ICLR pupillage award is now open for applications - if you are going to start (or have started) pupillage in 2025 and will earn less than £37,500 inside London (£32,500 outside) in your 1st year then you can apply for the award of £13,000 -

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ICLR @iclr.bsky.social · Mar 25

Can the Supreme Court depart from its previous decisions?
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. www.iclr.co.uk/blog/comment...

ICLR @iclr.bsky.social · Mar 6

Notable cases of 2024 - Crime - 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.
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ICLR @iclr.bsky.social · Feb 26

Latest Weekly Notes from ICLR -

This week’s roundup of legal news includes international law, the judiciary, crime, assisted dying and other aspects of law reform. Plus recent case law and commentary and, to round it off, a royal flush.
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Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR, 25 February 2025 - ICLR

This week’s roundup of legal news includes international law, the judiciary, crime, assisted dying and other aspects of law reform. Plus recent case law and commentary and, to round it off, a royal fl...

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ICLR @iclr.bsky.social · Feb 12

Notable cases of 2024: Reporter Catherine May outlines the importance of R (L1T FM Holdings UK Ltd) v Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in the Cabinet Office [2024] EWHC 2963 (Admin), putting into practice the National Security and Investment Act 2021
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Notable Cases of 2024: Public law - ICLR

In the first of our survey of top new cases from last year, reporter Catherine May comments on a case about national security. ... Continue reading

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ICLR @iclr.bsky.social · Jan 30

Latest Weekly Notes from @iclr.bsky.social

This week’s roundup of legal news includes crime and its prevention, judges and their anonymity, princes and the press, prisons and penalties, and miscarriages of justice. Plus recent case law and commentary.

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Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR, 27 January 2025 - ICLR

This week’s roundup of legal news includes crime and its prevention, judges and their anonymity, princes and the press, prisons and penalties, and miscarriages of justice. Plus recent case law and com...

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ICLR @iclr.bsky.social · Jan 23

Latest Weekly Notes from ICLR - Our first roundup of the Hilary Term includes open justice, courts, inquiries, and a new boss. Plus recent case law and commentary.

ICLR @iclr.bsky.social · Jan 21

This is a fantastic project. We were so impressed by the students' hard work and dedication, and some of them spoke with such confidence and aplomb - definitely future KC or MP material! Proud to support.

Victoria Anderson-McCann @vandersonmccann.bsky.social · Jan 18

Finally, with thanks to @iclr.bsky.social for kindly partnering with us & publishing the report, I'm pleased to say that you can now read it online here: www.bvl.org.uk/publications. It's full of the students' brilliant ideas on Reproductive Rights, Sports Law, Electoral Law and Protest Law (10/10)

BVL Publications

A range of publications authored by BVL's students

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