The Bundle: the Stig, justice buses and Atticus Finch

This week Guardian law welcomes back Afua Hirsch who wants to know how the BBC ended up on the wrong side of the freedom of speech debate as she asks what the Stig on her blog . Dahlia Lithwick tells us why her legal hero is Atticus Finch and we continue our Europe on trial series as Professor Fiona Macmillan tells us how big corporations are blocking reform of intellectual property law . Let us know what you think about what we've covered in the comments at the end of each article, and follow us on Twitter . This week's top UK stories • Full inquest into death of David Kelly comes closer • Sharon Shoesmith given leave to appeal against court ruling on dismissal • Catholic church using time limit to suppress child abuse cases, says lawyer This week's top stories from around the world • France defends Roma expulsions as in line with EU law • Kenya defends failure to arrest Sudan's president Omar al-Bashir in Nairobi • Google, Facebook and Apple among 11 companies targeted in patent lawsuit This week's top comment, features and best of the blogs • Fiona Macmillan: How big corporations are blocking reform of intellectual property law • Neil Rose: High-street law revolution must focus on customer satisfaction • Glendon Salter: Does diplomatic immunity breach a victim's human rights? What you said: best comments from our readers • On Dahlia Lithwick's article on Atticus Finch , Rugi says All judges are biased. An empathic judge is one who has democratic bias - he lets the feelings and opinions of all people (or at least the people before him) inform (though not rule) his decision-making process rather than view himself as a divine and perfect arbiter of the law and morality. • On Jon Robins' article on justice buses , childcaresolicitor says Does a justice bus cater for an angry parent? A real concern is how court closures will impact on those courts that remain in operation. How they will cope with the extra caseload is unclear when already the bigger courts are under immense pressure. The bottom line (which may be unpalatable for some) is that limiting access to justice through court closures may ultimately lead to children suffering harm. • On Neil Rose's piece on whether alternative business structures will improve access to justice, LegalAnna says Roll on Tesco Law. Routine work for wills and conveyancing is way over priced by high street firms, and no doubt Tescos will do it cheaper (and probably better too). In addition, being able to pop spend half an hour with someone just before your weekly shop might encourage more people to use legal services, widening the number of people with wills for example. Best of the web • On the EJIL:Talk blog, Dapo Akande looks at possible implications on the interpretation of the Rome Statute after European states ask Kenya to explain the failure to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir • The BBC asks Courtenay Griffiths QC to explain the morals behind defending an alleged war criminal Over at the IntLawGrrls blog , Elena Baylis looks at outsourcing at the international criminal court