The topic of Wunmi Mosaku’s marital status usually comes up subtly, usually in between rather than before conversations about her…
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The question of what are sources of UK law is often answered too neatly, as if the system were a…
The making of UK legislation rarely begins with certainty. It often starts with unease, a sense that something is not…
Common law didn’t come all at once. It came into being slowly, through habit and repetition, and a growing belief…
The courts in England and Wales have a lot of memories. The architecture alone suggests it, with dark wood panels…
On a grey morning outside a London Magistrates’ Court, the line tends to form quietly. No dramatic steps, no marble…
The first surprise for most people walking into a magistrates’ court is how ordinary it feels. No sweeping marble staircases,…
The first surprise for most people attending a Crown Court trial is how ordinary the building feels inside once you…
The appeals process UK is often imagined as a dramatic second chance — a courtroom reset where everything is argued…
The civil claims process in the UK rarely begins with a dramatic courtroom speech. It usually starts with a letter…