Paul Magrath is Head of Product Development and Online Content at ICLR. He is also a trustee of the Transparency Project and a regular legal commentator. Paul is co-author of Transparency in the Family Courts (Bloomsbury Professional: 2018) and recently contributed a chapter to The Courts and the People: Friend or Foe? edited by DJ Galligan (Hart: 2021).
Paul Magrath of ICLR recalls the chequered history of law reporting prior to the 1865 establishment of a Council of Law Reporting
Paul Magrath on the law reporter's craft and history of the headnote
Litigation over the will of His late Royal Highness Prince Philip raised questions of transparency, accusations of ‘secret courts’ and provided an opportunity to delve into some royal history, writes Paul Magrath
Christmas Legal Fiction roundup for Counsel Magazine by Paul Magrath.
Books discussed:
Ian McEwan, The Children Act (Cape, £16.99)
Peter Murphy, A Matter for the Jury (No Exit Press, £8.99)
Kathy Lette, Courting Trouble (Bantam, £14.99)
Nick Stone, The Verdict (Sphere, £16.99)
Last autumn two senior judges gave speeches concerning the relationship between law and morality, thus reigniting the embers of a debate which has flared up repeatedly over the last two centuries.
Chair of the Bar sets out a busy calendar for the rest of the year
Why Virtual Assistants Can Meet the Legal Profession’s Exacting Standards
By Louise Crush of Westgate Wealth Management
Examined by Marie Law, Director of Toxicology at AlphaBiolabs
Time is precious for barristers. Every moment spent chasing paperwork, organising diaries, or managing admin is time taken away from what matters most: preparation, advocacy and your clients. That’s where Eden Assistants step in
AlphaBiolabs has announced its latest Giving Back donation to RAY Ceredigion, a grassroots West Wales charity that provides play, learning and community opportunities for families across Ceredigion County
Despite increased awareness, why are AI hallucinations continuing to infiltrate court cases at an alarming rate? Matthew Lee investigates
The proscribing of Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act is an assault on the English language and on civil liberties, argues Paul Harris SC, founder of the Bar Human Rights Committee
Come in with your eyes open, but don’t let fear cloud the prospect. A view from practice by John Dove
Anon Academic explains why he’s leaving the world of English literature for the Bar – after all, the two are not as far apart as they may first seem...
Review by Stephen Cragg KC
