Who pays for football safety?
Examining who should meet the costs of policing at sporting events in light of the Court of Appeal decision in West Yorkshire Police…
Read moreThe Pryce of perverting the course of justice
Examining the guilty verdict in the case of R -v- Pryce. Vicky Pryce was today convicted at Southwark Crown Court of committing the offence…
Read moreOne For Ten
A few months ago I wrote a post on the work of Amicus-ALJ and their fight against the death penalty in…
Read moreA bad day for law and order
Tuesday 26th February 2013. Perhaps not a good day for the country’s legal profession and police forces as the following round-up of stories show….
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Who really owns public art?
Slave Labour, the Banksy mural at the centre of a controversial auction has been withdrawn from sale at the last minute from Fine…
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Whose right is it anyway?
This week I am excited to welcome a new guest blogger to JvdLD. In this excellent article Elmore T examines the issue…
Read moreMajority verdicts?
Examining the discharge of the jury in R -v- Vasiliki Pryce and section 17 Juries Act 1974 It was Lord Denning, perhaps the…
Read moreThe judicial beasts of The Strand
In a scene reminiscent of any that played out on our television screens during the highly enjoyable six seasons of Judge John…
Read moreA history of Marital Coercion
Examining the history of the Marital Coercion defence and its implications for case of R -v- Pryce Occasionally an old and little…
Read moreContributory negligence of a minor
Examining the importance of Gough -v- Thorne and the potential culpability of children in personal injury claims in light of the ongoing case of…
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