Justice of the Peace (magazine)

The Justice of the Peace[1] (JP) now known as Criminal Law & Justice Weekly (CL&J)[2] is the oldest legal weekly magazine in England and Wales. It has continuously reported all aspects of the law for the magisterial and criminal courts, since first published in 1837. For the purpose of citation, the title of the Justice of the Peace newspaper may be abbreviated to JPN.[3]

Criminal Law & Justice Weekly
Magazine cover
CategoriesLaw
Frequencyweekly
PublisherLexisNexis Butterworths
First issue1837
CountryUnited Kingdom
ISSN1741-4555

First published by Shaw and Co, with the aim of providing the legal community with a "universal medium of communication" the magazine set out to provide certainty of the speediest information upon all subjects falling under the respective cognizance of its readership.[4] The magazine moved to Butterworths in the early 20th century and during the Second World War, it was produced at West Dean House (Butterworths & Co were evacuated to West Sussex during the war). In 1972, the Justice of the Peace was sold to Barry Rose, who also edited the magazine until he sold the Justice of the Peace back to Butterworths in 1997. The back volumes of the Justice of the Peace contain a history of the life and times of England and Wales. It is now owned by LexisNexis which is part of Reed Elsevier.

Today, CL&J still reports on all matters concerning the criminal courts and the latest news for its readers. It is used by legal practitioners: judges, justice’s clerks and executives, barristers, solicitors, police, probation, local authorities and all that work within the magistrate’s and criminal court systems. It also includes cases from Justice of the Peace Reports.

Features and contents
  • Independent comment on important decisions made by the courts or government.
  • Notes of the Week – reporting important and relevant cases of interest.
  • Features, articles and interviews.
  • Current news and projects being used within the criminal justice system, covering family law, coroners, trading standards, local authority, probation, prison and police areas, road traffic and custom and excise, IT developments and relevant cases.
  • Notes of Cases – taken from Justice of the Peace Reports.
  • Reports on sentencing and current practise.
  • Weekly Law Digest – round up of the new Acts, statutory instruments and parliamentary publications.

History

The Justice of the Peace (JP) magazine has continuously reported for 172 years all aspects of the law for the magisterial and criminal courts, since first published in 1837. It is the oldest legal weekly journal in England and Wales, and read by those making decisions in their specialist areas within the Criminal Justice System.

First published by Shaw and Co, with the aim of providing the legal community with a "universal medium of communication" the magazine set out to provide certainty of the speediest information upon all subjects falling under the respective cognizance of its readership ((1837) 1 JPN 1).The magazine moved to Butterworths in the early 20th century and during the Second World War, it was produced at West Dean House (Butterworths & Co were evacuated to West Sussex during the war). In 1972, the Justice of the Peace was sold to Barry Rose, who also edited the magazine until he sold the Justice of the Peace back to Butterworths in 1997. The back volumes of the Justice of the Peace contain a history of the life and times of England and Wales.

Editor

Current Consultant Editor: Adrian Turner, Barrister, also co-editor of Stone's Justices' Manual

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Past editors: William Eagle,[5] John Mee Mathew,[6] J L Jellicoe,[7] T W Saunders,[8] Charles Clark,[9] D D Keane,[10] James A Foot[11] J B Dasent,[12][13] and W C Glen.[14][15]

Justice of the Peace Reports

The Justice of the Peace Reports are a series of law reports. For the purpose of citation, the title of the Justice of the Peace Reports may be abbreviated to JP. Up to and including volume 95, the reports were generally bound at the end of the newspaper. From and including volume 96, the reports were published separately from the newspaper in a smaller volume. The newspaper has separate pagination after volume 67.[3]

Sources
  • O Hood Phillips. A First Book of English Law. Fourth Edition. Sweet and Maxwell. 1960. Page 169.
  • Glanville Williams. Learning the Law. Eleventh Edition. Stevens and Sons. London. 1982. Page 47.
  • "Local Government Review". Newspaper Press Directory 1974. Benn Brothers Limited. 1974. Volume 123. Page 498. Google Books
  • Ernest Benn Ltd. "Local Government Review" in Benn's Media. Benn Business Information Services. London. 1993. Volume 1. Page 611. See also "Barry Rose Law Periodicals" at page 70. Google Books
  • David Woodworth. Guide to Current British Journals. Library Association. 1973. Volume 1. Paragraphs 956, 957 and 960 at page 69. Google Books
  • Eric Crowther. Advocacy for the Advocate. B Rose. 1984. Page 120. Google Books
  • "JP's Sesquicentenary Dinner" (1986) 130 Solicitors Journal 507 Google Books
  • Lea v Justice of the Peace Limited and R J Acford Limited, The Times, 14 March 1947
  • H Montgomery Hyde (ed). Privacy and the Press: The "Daily Mirror" Press Photographer Libel Action, Lea v. Justice of the Peace, Ltd., and R. J. Acford, Ltd. Butterworth & Co. (Publishers) Ltd. London. 1947.
  • "A Study in Three Dimensions" (1947) 17 Fortnightly Law Journal 87 Google Books
  • "Books and Publications" (1938) 86 Law Journal 53 Google Books

References
  1. The name refers to the office of justice of the peace.
  2. (2009) 173 CL&J 1
  3. Glanville Williams. Learning the Law. Eleventh Edition. Stevens and Sons. London. 1982. Page 40.
  4. (1837) 1 JP 1
  5. Volumes 1 to 4
  6. Volumes 1 to 4 and 6 to 9
  7. Volumes 1 to 4, 6 to 9, 11, 12, 14 and 15
  8. Volumes 6 and 7
  9. Volume 8
  10. Volumes 9, 11 and 12
  11. Volumes 11, 12 and 14 to 16
  12. Volumes 14 to 16
  13. "Dasent, John Bury", Men at the Bar, 1885. John Bury Dasent, The Online Books Page.
  14. Volumes 16
  15. "Glen, William Cunningham". Men at the Bar.
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