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Applications are open for the ICLR Pupillage Award.

The award provides £13,000 in financial support for a pupil during their 12-month pupillage.

If you’ve secured pupillage and meet the criteria, apply now:
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Section 45 Clarified: The Court’s Jurisdiction to Determine Questions of Law During Arbitration - ICLR 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...

Our latest blog, written by ICLR law reporter Krishen Soogumaran, unpacks recent developments and clarifies the boundaries of judicial intervention in arbitration proceedings.

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BVL: Improving Social Mobility in Law A social mobility charity, working to get a new generation into law

ICLR proudly supports BVL's 2025 Model Law Commission Report featuring student proposals on Corporate Offending, Cosmetic Surgery, Children & Social Media, and Surrogacy.

Congratulations to all involved!

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Why law reports still matter - ICLR 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 our latest guest blog, Greg Williams reflects on his time at university and early career, and outlines why instant case summaries and ICLR’s law reports remain the gold standard for precision and authority.

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Inspiring insights from the 13th Model Law Commission Event, 20 January 2026 - ICLR 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...

David Cosway, our Business and Product Development Manager, shares inspiring insights from the 13th Model Law Commission Event in Westminster.

Read more below:

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Retaliatory legal proceedings against whistleblowers: no immunity - ICLR Graeme Johnston considers a recent case involving judicial proceedings immunity, whistleblowing, and enforcement of arbitration awards. ... Continue reading about Retaliatory legal proceedings against...

Graeme Johnston examines a recent case involving judicial proceedings immunity, whistleblowing, and enforcement of arbitration awards. Read more below:

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

This week’s blog considers recent developments in the law of contempt following Buzzard-Quashie v Chief Constable of Northamptonshire Police [2025].

Read what David Burrows has to say below:
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The AI Accountability Reckoning: Why Lawyers Cannot Delegate Professional Responsibility to Algorithms - ICLR 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 ...

As artificial intelligence tools become embedded in legal workflows, a new question emerges: When AI gets it wrong, who is accountable?

Read our latest guest blog by Jean Gan on AI accountability reckoning, linked below:

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Careers - ICLR Career opportunities at ICLR: Law Reporter We are not currently recruiting. Desk Editor ICLR are currently looking to hire a desk editor – The primary role of a desk editor is to check the accuracy of...

We are hiring!

ICLR is currently recruiting for the role of Desk Editor.

Think this is something you’re interested in? Click the link below to find the job description and application details:

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The birth of law reporting - ICLR 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

ICLR's recent blog, written by Victoria Barnes, offers a reflection on the history of law reporting, highlighting Nathaniel Lindley's central role in its development.

Interested? Find out more below:

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Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR, 24 November 2025 - ICLR 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 ...

Our latest blog touches on the most recent legal news; from family law and defamation, to immigration, crime, and the rule of law.

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ICLR Legal Terminology Spotlight: Precedent

Let’s break it down - how past decisions shape future rulings.

Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR, 27 October 2025 - ICLR 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...

This week's blog covers a broad range of legal news, ranging from the HM Prison & Probation Service to cyber crime and the effects of AI use in legal research:
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Written with Richard Ground KC and Dr Ashley Bowes, the 2nd edition of Leading Planning Cases highlights cases most cited in the Planning Court.

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

ICLR is pleased to announce that this year’s Pupillage Award has been won by two applicants, Victoria Ludwig and Oliver Field, each of whom will receive the full prize amount.

Read more about the winners in our blog review:

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ICLR's Reportability Criteria: Learn more about how our law reporters decide whether or not a case will be reported by the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales:
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We are hiring!

ICLR is looking for a qualified barrister/solicitor to strengthen the reporter team as a Law Reporter. This role provides the core ICLR value-add and involves monitoring cases, assessing judgments for reportability and more.

Review the job and apply today:
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Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR, 6 October 2025 - ICLR 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...

Our latest blog post kicks off the new legal year and rounds up events over the long vacation:

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Smoke, spirits and statute - ICLR 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

Ever wonder about the intersection between witchcraft and the UK legal system? Our desk editor James Hickman reviews the trial of Helen Duncan in 1944: www.iclr.co.uk/blog/comment...

A child’s age and understanding in 1925 - ICLR 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...

Our guest contributor @dbfamilylaw.bsky.social continues his series on the rules of precedent in this latest blog post:
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The Epping Forest hotel case on appeal: finding a balance - ICLR 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

Read Graeme Johnston's update on the recent Court of Appeal decision in the Epping Forest District Council v Somani Hotels Ltd case: www.iclr.co.uk/blog/comment...

Balancing national policy against local policy and protest: the Epping Forest asylum hotel case - ICLR 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

Graeme Johnston (CEO of Juralio, previous partner at Herbert Smith) contributed this blog post where he comments on the High Court judgment temporarily preventing the Bell Hotel being used to house asylum seekers and reflects on the history of asylum accommodation: www.iclr.co.uk/blog/comment...

Digital Marketing and Finance Administrative Assistant - London (Central) job with ICLR | 9771205 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're recruiting!

ICLR is looking for a Digital Marketing and Finance Administrative Assistant to join the admin team. This position is ideal for someone looking to develop their digital marketing and subscriptions management skills.

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Review: Reliable Sources of Legal Information for Litigants In Person, by Sally McLaren - ICLR 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...

Sally McLaren, the deputy librarian at Lincoln’s Inn, has put together an essential sourcebook of information for anyone navigating the legal system without a lawyer:
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Insolvency and family property: can the twain meet? - ICLR What happens when a case involves conflicting 'silos' of law? David Burrows untangles the wires. ... Continue reading

What happens when a case involves conflicting ‘silos’ of law? @dbfamilylaw.bsky.social untangles the wires:
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'Hackers' threaten to publish Legal Aid Agency records Authenticity of posts on new Telegram channel not possible to verify.

Read the latest developments as a group claiming to be hackers who stole more than two million records from the Legal Aid Agency has threatened to publish the information unless one of their members is "freed":

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Are you starting your law degree in the upcoming term? Brush up on your knowledge of the English legal system ahead of your first seminars:

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Comments on the MOD Afghan data leak superinjunction case - ICLR We examine some of the issues raised by the recent case involving the first superinjunction to have been granted 'contra mundum'... Continue reading

Read our Head of Product Development and Online Content's comments on the MOD Afghan data leak superinjunction case, which is said to have put up to 100,000 people at grave risk of harm:
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ICLR at #AALL2025 in Portland - ICLR 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...

Team ICLR were in attendance at this year's hashtag#AALL conference.

Read our write up of the event and get in touch if you have any unanswered questions:
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Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR, 14 July 2025 - ICLR 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 ...

Access legal news from the last week in ICLR's Round Up covering:
- The Post Office IT Scandal
- Part 1 of The Independent Review of the Criminal Courts
- Social media misinformation and harmful algorithms

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