Law
Supremely impartial
Far from being enemies of the people, our judges have a fine record in ignoring political considerations when making their rulings
A nation of lawyers
Secret, haphazard pseudo-laws are not the way to treat the coronavirus
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
The new liberal world order
The judges rule because the politicians won’t
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
Sacred Legal Ordering
Is Jonathan Sumption the man to judge the judges?
Jury’s out for the new attorney general
Is Suella Braverman up to the job?
Policing the Courts
The principles behind Harry Miller are for politicians to determine, not judges or the police
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