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HOW THE COMMON LAW GETS MADE; HEDLEY BYRNE AND OTHER CAUTIONARY TALES The Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales presented their seventh annual Law Reports lecture on Wednesday 9th July 2008, entitled ‘How the common law gets made: Hedley Byrne* and other cautionary tales’ by the Rt Hon Lord Justice Buxton. The lecture looked at the importance of the common law and how it has been developed. Lord Justice Buxton also highlighted the importance of Law Reporting within the law, looking at how judgments and arguments are noted in history for the purpose of learning and reference. Throughout the lecture three famous cases- Hedley Byrne v Heller*, Pepper v Hart** and AG v Blake ***- were referred to in order to outline how the legal debate can indeed deduce a different outcome to what was initially intended. After the lecture the grand hallway and rooms beside the Great Hall were filled with enthusiastic professionals and students discussing the lecture whilst enjoying the refreshments on offer. More poignantly, this was Lord Justice Buxton’s last duty for the ICLR as he has now retired from the Council. We would like to thank him for delivering such an interesting speech. If you would like any further information on the event or a transcript from the evening please do not hesitate to contact us on 020 7242 6471 or email Louise.Carlin@iclr.co.uk
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The Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales publishes The Law Reports, The Weekly Law Reports, The Industrial Cases Reports and The Business Law Reports, which offers both prints and online access to subscribers. In January 2009 we will be launching The Public and Third Sector Law Reports, our second title to offer an online service along with printed parts, with essential coverage of Charity, Social Enterprise and Public Service cases. Download the Lecture Transcript as a PDF, or if you would like the document posted to you then please email Louise.Carlin@iclr.co.uk
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