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Lord Neuberger addresses the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting at Lincoln's Inn - 6th October 2015 - Reflections on the ICLR Top Fifteen Cases
For the written text please see - Lord Neuberger gives talk to commemorate the ICLR's 150th Anniversary, Lincoln's Inn
Law reporting in England goes back many centuries to the Year Books of the medieval period.
Interesting; as a JP (now retired) the case which had the greatest impact on my work as a magistrate was R v Newton (1983), which introduced the concept of the 'Newton' hearing. I should think it also has affected the greatest number of persons appearing in court. I would guess that in some magistrates court at this very moment such a hearing is being conducted.
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