The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
Courts may have to sit overnight in riot plan with echoes of 2011 [The Times]
‘Nick them quick’ approach to be used against UK rioters, minister says [The Guardian]
24-hour courts are risky, but right [The Spectator]
Free legal advice [The Secret Barrister on X]
Free legal advice:
You don’t have to attend a riot to be prosecuted for conspiracy to riot. You don’t have to be present at a terrorist incident to be guilty of encouraging it.
A lot of Twitter warriors will be getting some unpleasant knocks on the door over the coming weeks.
— The Secret Barrister (@BarristerSecret) August 4, 2024
Fears over marriage laws being “watered down” as Labour raises prospect of legalising humanist weddings [Mail Online]
Do universities need a free speech law? The cases for and against [The Times]
Mother points out ridiculousness of new library law that bans children from adult section [The Independent]
Juror swears oath on river in legal first [BBC News]
‘Diamond of the First Water … ‘ [Legal Cheek]
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