Open justice? Case closed
The law governing the reporting of family court hearings should be relaxed for the sake of transparency
No, the standard of proof has not been changed
Peter Hitchens and the Mail on Sunday claim that a core principle of our legal system has been changed without debate – they are wrong
Why Lord Sumption is wrong about the coronavirus shutdown
Joshua Rozenberg says lockdown measures are a price worth paying
Supremely impartial
Far from being enemies of the people, our judges have a fine record in ignoring political considerations when making their rulings
The Coronavirus Bill: how long will it last?
Joshua Rozenberg considers how long the Coronavirus legislation will be in force
Unfairness, libel and the future of defamation cases
A libel claim to be considered this week not only threatens the claimant’s reputation, but also the precedent of the public interest test
Reading for the bar
Courtroom memoirs reveal fascinating details of high-profile cases, waspish views of politicians, as well as a QC who solved a notorious murder
Jury’s out for the new attorney general
Is Suella Braverman up to the job?
The International Criminal Court is a mess
If the ICC had brought more warlords to justice, it might have earned our respect
Judging the judges
The way forward is clear: we need another Constitutional Reform Act, writes Joshua Rozenberg
Why feminists should oppose the death penalty
Feminists should be against the death penalty on the basis that the criminal justice system is built upon sexism, racism and class prejudice
Crooked compendium
Ms Lees offers a new take on the template, but she is walking a well-trodden path
Robert Fisk: Middle East correspondent or novelistic storyteller?
Despite dying suddenly and younger than many of his contemporaries, Robert Fisk undoubtedly outlived his era
Gulliver’s travails
Gekoski focuses the protagonist’s nightmarish vilification around the career and writings of Jonathan Swift
‘Tis the season to be Zooming?
After months of misery and lockdowns, the prospect of losing Christmas would be disastrous for so many
Ethiopia weeps again
The Ethiopian prime minister’s Nobel Peace Prize appears increasingly ludicrous as he risks civil war
Surviving the straits of hell
An old press cutting provided the key to a defiant tale of life after Auschwitz
The Russians aren’t coming
New music was not officially muted in the Soviet Union. It just got left at home, says Norman Lebrecht
John le Carré: a man who rose through the English class system as it was collapsing
John le Carré’s voice of old-fashioned English authority was one acquired through merit and bearing rather than birth
Trick nor Treat: the hounding of Halloween
Dressing up for Halloween has been cancelled by the culture police