
Joshua Rozenberg
Joshua Rozenberg is a British legal commentator and journalist. He graduated with a law degree from Wadham College, University of Oxford, and went on to qualify as a solicitor in the 1970s. He began his career in journalism at the BBC in 1975, and was the BBC's legal correspondent for 15 years. He is now a freelance journalist, and writes regularly for publications like The Guardian and the BBC. He often features on news channels such as Sky News and the BBC news channel. In 2012, Joshua was included in The Times' list of the UK's 100 most influential lawyers, the only journalist to feature. He holds honorary doctorates in law from the University of Hertfordshire, Nottingham Trent University, the University of Lincoln and the University of Law, and was made an honorary QC earlier this year.
Joshua Rozenberg’s predictions for 2019
Brexit will happen, along with some other rather important things, forecasts Britain’s leading legal commentator — writing exclusively for Legal Cheek
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Joshua Rozenberg on the power of judicial review
Two major, and very different, cases step into the spotlight
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Joshua Rozenberg: We need to be more open about punishing badly-behaved judges
Lack of transparency blights the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office
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A crisis in the judiciary: Joshua Rozenberg on the High Court’s failure to staff its benches
Rumour has it only 19 appointments were approved of this year’s 25 vacancies
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An open letter to the new Lord Chancellor from Joshua Rozenberg
David Lidington can learn from Liz Truss’ mistakes
Joshua Rozenberg: Look out for a retirement announcement from the High Court’s Mr Justice Peter Smith
Lost luggage rant judge could bow out now, just as he qualifies for a pension
Joshua Rozenberg on Lord Denning: Worthy of his law student favourite crown?
Top legal commentator’s insight into legendary judge
Joshua Rozenberg: Supreme Court judges won’t be swayed by the media — but don’t expect them all to agree
What to look out for in this week’s Brexit showdown
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Joshua Rozenberg: The Leigh Day vs Ministry of Defence showdown explained
Fingers crossed the Supreme Court will be able to make sense of this human rights quandary
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Joshua Rozenberg: Are universities meeting their legal duty to ensure free speech for students?
Some institutions are acting within the law, but others may not be
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Joshua Rozenberg: Delayed legal highs law will be a fruitful ground for litigation — when it’s finally implemented
Poppers are probably exempt from the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016, but no one is quite sure about jalapeño peppers
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Joshua Rozenberg: Supreme Court to sort out bedroom tax mess — but it won’t be easy
The background to this week’s human rights showdown explained
‘The Chances You Don’t Take Are The Ones You Regret’
Ed note: This is the first in a series of posts where leading members of…