‘Eight lawyers including six magic circle partners have been named in a power list celebrating the best BAME (black, Asian and minority ethnic) business leaders.’
Law Society's Gazette, 30th May 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Twenty one new deputy High Court judges were appointed yesterday, of whom a third were women – among them a senior government solicitor, the vice-chair of the Bar Standards Board (BSB) and an academic.’
Litigation Futures, 24th May 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Shortly before the calling of a General Election the Business and Enterprise Select Committee of the House of Commons published a report on corporate governance. As the report’s reception and subsequent comment have made clear, whatever the outcome of the election the framework set by the report is likely to determine the direction of future corporate governance reform.’
Littleton Chambers, 9th May 2017
Source: www.littletonchambers.com
‘Tuesday marked the launch of JUSTICE’s Working Party report, Increasing judicial diversity. The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Thomas, spoke at the event, alongside Chair of the Working Party and leading public law barrister Nathalie Lieven QC. She urged those present to take up the report’s vision, and outlined recommendations for systemic, long-term change. Attendees included policy-makers, practitioners and members of the senior judiciary.
This post offers some brief reasons to support the report’s key contention: the current lack of gender, ethnic and social diversity in our highest courts is indeed a serious constitutional issue. With this in mind, the article then turns to consider some of the report’s key recommendations.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 27th April 2017
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘The senior judiciary is dominated by privately educated white men and may need “targets with teeth” – if not quotas – to improve diversity on the bench, a report by senior lawyers has warned.’
The Guardian, 25th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The first non-white circuit judge to sit at the Old Bailey has revealed she was often mistaken for a defendant or witness when she first entered the judiciary.’
The Guardian, 8th April 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘David Wurtzel reveals the story behind the statistics in this year’s Silk list and Abigail Bright imparts sage career advice from an expert panel of women QCs.’
Counsel, March 2017
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
‘The supreme court began its search for three new judges on Thursday, seeking members who will “improve the diversity of the court”.’
The Guardian, 16th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Legal Services Board (LSB) will next year carry out the first formal assessment of how the profession’s regulators have performed in improving diversity in their parts of the law, it has announced.’
Legal Futures, 16th February 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A parliamentary vote of no confidence in the Football Association’s ability to govern the sport and reform itself has been passed by a small number of MPs. The backbench motion, proposed by the chairman of the culture, media and sport committee Damian Collins, has no legal force but was intended to increase the pressure on the FA to reform its board and council in line with the new official code for sports governing bodies.’
The Guardian, 9th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Plans by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to impose fixed-term contracts on fee- paid judges could be unlawful, the Bar Council has warned.’
Legal Futures, 21st December 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Government proposals to increase the diversity of the judiciary and improve career prospects could be counter-productive, the Law Society warned today.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 20th December 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Challenging the concept of a ‘stereotypical’ QC, Peter Purvis talks to five of this year’s more diverse Silk successes, with some healthy criticism of the selection process and advice for would-be applicants.’
Counsel, December 2016
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
‘Home Secretary Amber Rudd’s speech on police reform.’
Home Office, 16th November 2016
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
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