Why is the solicitor general called ‘General’ as a title?

Le général Charles de Gaulle déguste une coupe de champagne.

I haven’t read the full judgment yet (officially focused on cramming the Federal Rules of Evidence now), but it seems weird to me the Court found violations on art 8 but rejected them on art 6. Seems to me it’s the other way around?

Delighted my work of legal scholarship on the legal points raised in the ‘Barrister’s Fit’ in Carroll’s Snark has won The Wonderland Award!

I can, yes. After the King's Accession, since he can't be both Sovereign of an Order and something else in it, a lot of offices were left void

These have now been filled. The Princess of Wales' is actually a new concept - a Royal Companion of Honour - but I quite like it.

If the First Minister wants legislation applicable to Scotland, then the Scottish Parliament should pass a Legislative Consent Motion to that effect.

Ian Kershaw's agent about to have a terrible idea.

Viz

I should think this is a battery under Wainwright v Home Office?

It looks a lot like Paula Vennells sacked the Post Office’s most senior lawyer for putting her integrity as a lawyer above the interests of the Post Office.

Vennells seemed entirely unbothered by what this said about the Post Office.

Bring back courts of piepowders!

Pleasing verb-form in my old Children’s Haggadah.

Staggering criticism by the Post Office managing director. One would hope that every lawyer in the country would put their professional conduct requirements and integrity above the interests of the business less they contribute to one of the largest miscarriages of justice...

Thanks to the indefatigable Jason Loch 🏳️‍🌈 we have this detail about the internal procedure for Royal Assent 3/3

I condemn lawless violent assemblies, be they left or right. Intimidating mobs breaking the law are entitled to no protection and the police should respond with necessary and proportionate force.

Transcripts should be made free (with any necessary redactions) to access to everyone. Everyone. As should all court documents (as a default rule, with some exceptions).