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Reporter Krishen Soogumaran considers a recent decision on section 45 of the Arbitration Act 1996 and how it clarifies the court’s jurisdiction to determine important questions of law during the cours...

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In this article, Greg Williams outlines why instant case summaries and ICLR's law reports remain the gold standard for precision and authority. ... Continue reading about Why law reports still matter

In this post, David Cosway, ICLR Business and Product Development Manager reflects on the latest Model Law Commission event in Westminster.... Continue reading about Inspiring insights from the 13th M...

Graeme Johnston considers a recent case involving judicial proceedings immunity, whistleblowing, and enforcement of arbitration awards. ... Continue reading about Retaliatory legal proceedings against...

David Burrows considers recent developments in the law of contempt of court ... Continue reading about Guilty knowledge and contempt proceedings

In this guest post, Jean Gan reflects on the question: "When AI gets it wrong, who is accountable?"... Continue reading about The AI Accountability Reckoning: Why Lawyers Cannot Delegate Professional ...

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In this guest post, Victoria Barnes reflects on the history of law reporting and Lord Nathaniel Lindley's central role in its development.... Continue reading about The birth of law reporting

This latest roundup includes immigration, crime, family law, investigatory powers, defamation, and the rule of law. Plus recent case law and commentary. ... Continue reading about Weekly Notes: legal ...

This latest roundup of legal news includes probation, technology, cyber crime, AI, terrorism and public inquiries. Plus recent case law and commentary. ... Continue reading about Weekly Notes: legal n...

Buy Leading Planning Cases 2nd ed, edited by ICLR, ISBN 9780852894644, published by Incorporated Council of Law Reporting from www.wildy.com, the World's Legal Bookshop. Shipping in the UK is free. Co...

Congratulations to our two joint winners of this year's award... Continue reading about ICLR Pupillage Award: 2025 Winners

We kick off the new legal year with a roundup of what's been going on over the long vacation. New appointments, old problems, and plenty of case law and commentary.... Continue reading about Weekly No...

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

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...

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

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

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.

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...

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

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

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...

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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...