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| Categories | Law |
|---|---|
| Frequency | weekly |
| Publisher | LexisNexis Butterworths |
| First issue | 1837 |
| Final issue | 2018 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| ISSN | 1741-4555 |
TheCriminal Law & Justice Weekly (CL&J),[1] formerly known asJustice of the Peace[2] (JPN)[3] was at the time of its closing in 2018 the oldestlegal weeklymagazine in England and Wales. It had continuously reported all aspects of thelaw for the magisterial andcriminal courts, from its first issue in 1837 until the final issue on 20 April 2018.
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 toButterworths in the early 20th century and during the Second World War, it was produced atWest Dean House (Butterworths & Co were evacuated to West Sussex during the war).
In 1972, theJustice of the Peace was sold to Barry Rose, who also edited the magazine until he sold theJustice of the Peace back to Butterworths in 1997. At that time, and until its end, the editor was Diana Rose, Barry Rose's daughter. The back volumes of theJustice of the Peace formed a history of the criminal law and wider society of England and Wales. Butterworths was absorbed intoLexisNexis, which was part ofReed Elsevier.
CL&J's remit was to report on all matters concerning the criminal courts and the latest news for its readers. It was aimed at legal practitioners:judges, justice’s clerks and executives,barristers,solicitors,police, probation, local authorities and all who worked within the magistrate’s and criminal court systems. It also included cases fromJustice of the Peace Reports.
TheJustice of the Peace (JP) magazine continuously reported for 172 years all aspects of the law for the magisterial and criminal courts, since first published in 1837. When it ended, it was 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, theJustice of the Peace was sold to Barry Rose, who also edited the magazine until he sold theJustice of the Peace back to Butterworths in 1997. The back volumes of theJustice of the Peace contain a history of the life and times of England and Wales.
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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] Adrian Turner,Barrister, also co-editor ofStone's Justices' Manual, Diana Rose.
TheJustice of the Peace Reports were a series oflaw reports. For the purpose ofcitation, the title of theJustice of the Peace Reports may be abbreviated toJP. 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 had separate pagination after volume 67.[3]