The French satirical magazine Charlie-Hebdo is, I read today in Le Monde, on trial in the Tribunal Correctionel in Paris (which is like an informal version of our Crown Court; or else a turbo-charged Magistrates’ Court, whichever […]

Read, here, today’s fascinating and important ruling by the Scottish
Registration Appeals Court, which, on a generous reading of the law thinks it really is the Court of Session, on the compatibility of the Scottish elections with the […]

Brian Haw was acquitted today of breaching conditions on his anti-war demonstration, imposed under the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act. You can find a report of the court hearing (written by a strong supporter of Brian Haw)

I was amused over the weekend by this story about the police decision not to issue photos of prisoners on the run, because of fears about their human rights.

What utter, utter nonsense. It’s true that everyone has […]