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Joshua Rozenberg on the power of judicial review

Two major, and very different, cases step into the spotlight

Mar 1 2018 9:09am
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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

Nov 23 2017 9:03am
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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

Oct 16 2017 9:58am
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Will a Brexit from the UN be next?

How it would differ from leaving the EU

Aug 18 2017 10:12am
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An open letter to the new Lord Chancellor from Joshua Rozenberg

David Lidington can learn from Liz Truss’ mistakes

Jun 19 2017 10:42am
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Why are Brits so unsure of their right to challenge government in the courts?

We don’t know our public law in the same way Americans seem to

Feb 14 2017 10:00am
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The Supreme Court’s Brexit ruling is not the victory Gina Miller thinks it is

It just shows the constitution needs an overhaul, badly

Feb 7 2017 1:46pm
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Brexit: Theresa May’s decision to keep schtum is a lesson in negotiation all lawyers could learn from

Keeping quiet is a strategy in itself

Feb 1 2017 10:16am
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Are we about to see the end of the magistrates’ court?

New reform plans may plunge the magistracy into an existential crisis

Jan 5 2017 10:51am
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Article 50 challenge: An autopsy of the Supreme Court livestream

What did we learn, who stole the show, and who is going to win

Dec 13 2016 11:02am
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The Brexit High Court challenge: why the Lord Chief Justice has opened Pandora’s box

Welcome to the constitutional aftershocks of the leave vote

Nov 29 2016 9:53am
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What would happen if the Queen went on a crime spree?

Prosecuting the monarch: a whistle stop tour of the legal difficulties

Nov 24 2016 11:15am
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Brexit legal challenge: A look at the government’s skeleton argument

I’m gobsmacked

Oct 12 2016 11:58am
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Brexit: Who can pull the Article 50 trigger?

Theresa May and David Cameron are wrong

Oct 4 2016 12:56pm
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The rule of law and why I think it matters

It’s one of the most important principles in our constitution

Sep 27 2016 12:05pm
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Legal Cheek talks Julian Assange and Labour Party legal challenges with one of the country’s top law commentators

A conversation with Carl Gardner

Aug 11 2016 5:06pm
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The Article 50 Brexit challenge needs to be successful, here’s why

Lawyers aren’t trying to stop Brexit, they’re trying maintain our constitutional law

Aug 1 2016 12:30pm
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Exclusive interview: Joshua Rozenberg analyses the Brexit legal challenge hearing

The early signs are that activation of Article 50 won’t be blocked — but anything is possible

Jul 19 2016 5:39pm
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‘Unprecedented political chaos’ in the Labour Party: What is going on and what does this mean in law?

The Jeremy Corbyn leadership challenge through a lawyer’s lens

Jun 28 2016 11:14am
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Civil law and common law: Total opposites or much of a muchness?

The steady convergence of the two systems

May 19 2016 10:55am
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Does anyone actually care about the separation of powers anymore?

It may well only exist in the abstract nowadays, and that’s okay

May 11 2016 10:00am
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