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NEWS ‘Crying in court’: Bar Council urges action on judicial bullying – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted July 2nd, 2021 in barristers, bullying, courts, diversity, equality, judges, judiciary, news by sally

‘The Bar Council has encouraged barristers to speak up about judicial bullying, following an anecdotal rise in judges making lawyers cry in court. The representative body is due to meet with the judiciary’s equality and diversity lead this week to discuss the types of incidents involving judges that get reported and the impact they have on barristers.’

Law Society's Gazette, 2nd July 2021

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

‘Have confidence to speak up’: whistleblowing policy for judges unveiled – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted June 25th, 2021 in codes of practice, judges, judiciary, news, whistleblowers by sally

‘The lord chief justice and senior president of tribunals want all judges to feel confident to speak up about any wrongdoing, according to a new whistleblowing policy unveiled this week. The 12-page Judicial Whistleblowing Policy: How to report wrongdoing document was published on the judicial intranet on Wednesday.’

Law Society's Gazette, 25th June 2021

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Public inquiry into Covid must begin now, says senior judge – The Guardian

Posted June 25th, 2021 in bereavement, coronavirus, delay, disclosure, families, government departments, inquiries, judges, news by sally

‘A public inquiry into Covid should be launched immediately, a senior retired judge has said with a warning that if it does not report back for four or five years “it ceases to form a useful function”.’

The Guardian, 24th June 2021

Source: www.theguardian.com

Speech by the Master of the Rolls at the London School of Economics – Recovery or Radical Transformation: the effect of COVID-19 on Justice Systems – Courts & Tribunals Judiciary

Posted June 18th, 2021 in civil justice, computer programs, coronavirus, courts, dispute resolution, judges, speeches by sally

‘Speech by the Master of the Rolls at the London School of Economics – Recovery or Radical Transformation: the effect of COVID-19 on Justice Systems.’

Courts & Tribunals Judiciary, 17th June 2021

Source: www.judiciary.uk

Tribunal judges found it “difficult to communicate” at video hearings – Litigation Futures

Posted June 9th, 2021 in coronavirus, judges, news, remote hearings, statistics, tribunals by sally

‘A major report on the impact of the pandemic on the tribunal service has found that almost a third of judges found it “difficult to communicate” at video hearings in the first few months.’

Litigation Futures, 8th June 2021

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

Newborn care report sparks judicial response – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted June 7th, 2021 in adoption, birth, care orders, children, families, fostering, judges, news, notification, social services, statistics by sally

‘Judges are to investigate the use of urgent hearings in proceedings involving babies, after a study found that 85% of mothers in cases involving newborns being taken into care were given less than seven days’ formal notice.’

Law Society's Gazette, 4th June 2021

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Postcode lottery for baby care orders – judge – BBC News

Posted June 4th, 2021 in adoption, care orders, children, families, family courts, fostering, judges, local government, news, social services, statistics by sally

‘Care order applications are usually made when social workers decide a mother is unable to look after her child on her own. The baby will probably go into foster care and it may be adopted.’

BBC News, 4th June 2021

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘Lawyers must do better’: Lord Hodge criticises use of expert witnesses – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted May 28th, 2021 in bias, expert witnesses, judges, news, solicitors, statistics by sally

‘Instructing solicitors must not jeopardise the impartiality of expert evidence, the deputy president of the Supreme Court said today, citing a study which suggests expert witnesses are being used as “hired guns” by lawyers.’

Law Society's Gazette, 28th May 2021

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Judge criticises solicitors for sending him letter during trial – Litigation Futures

Posted May 7th, 2021 in cross-examination, disclosure, documents, judges, negligence, news, solicitors, trials by sally

‘A High Court judge has criticised solicitors who sent him a letter during a trial trying to explain points that had arisen during cross-examination.’

Litigation Futures, 6th May 2021

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

Judge criticises Priti Patel over policy for asylum seekers in pandemic – The Guardian

Posted May 7th, 2021 in asylum, coronavirus, government departments, housing, immigration, judges, news, refugees, repossession by sally

‘A high court judge has criticised the British home secretary in court and said he found it “extremely troubling” after one of her officials admitted the Home Office might have acted unlawfully in changing its asylum accommodation policy during the pandemic.’

The Guardian, 6th May 2021

Source: www.theguardian.com

Judges call for probe of discrimination in the judiciary – Litigation Futures

Posted April 26th, 2021 in diversity, equality, inquiries, judges, judicial appointments commission, judiciary, news, select committees by sally

‘A group of serving judges has called on the justice select committee to conduct a “wholly independent audit” of discrimination in the judiciary.’

Litigation Futures, 26th April 2021

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

Judge rejects recusal application after barristers withdraw – Legal Futures

Posted April 21st, 2021 in barristers, bias, case management, complaints, judges, news, recusal by sally

‘A judge has rejected a recusal application on the grounds of apparent bias made after two barristers withdrew at the last minute from a hearing and complained about his conduct of the case.’

Legal Futures, 21st April 2021

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Women’s History Month: Justice Zainab Jawara Alami shares her experiences as a female judge – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Posted April 21st, 2021 in diversity, equality, judges, legal profession, news, women by sally

‘Women’s History Month: Justice Zainab Jawara Alami shares her experiences as a female judge.’

Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 20th April 2021

Source: www.judiciary.uk

Brexit will ‘renew vigour’ in common law heritage, says Supreme Court judge – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted April 21st, 2021 in brexit, foreign jurisdictions, judges, news by sally

‘Brexit could bolster the UK’s relationship with common law jurisdictions such as New Zealand and Canada as the legal system diverges from that of Europe, a Supreme Court justice has said.’

Law Society's Gazette, 20th April 2021

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

UK supreme court gets second female judge as Lady Justice Rose joins – The Guardian

Posted April 20th, 2021 in diversity, judges, judiciary, news, Supreme Court, women by sally

‘Lady Justice Rose has joined the supreme court, doubling the number of female justices in the UK’s highest court in an appointment that has failed to quell concerns about lack of diversity.’

The Guardian, 19th April 2021

Source: www.theguardian.com

High Court rejects claim that ‘stern’ judge was hostile towards LiPs – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted April 19th, 2021 in appeals, bias, judges, litigants in person, news, probate, retrials by sally

‘The High Court has thrown out the suggestion that a judge was biased against three litigants in person, saying the deputy master was stern and showed signs of impatience but handled the case in a “fair and open-minded way.”‘

Law Society's Gazette, 16th April 2021

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Senior judge criticises counsel for withdrawing from case without explanation – Legal Futures

Posted April 6th, 2021 in adjournment, barristers, conflict of interest, judges, news, recusal by sally

‘A supervising judge has criticised counsel who withdrew on the eve of an important consequentials hearing for not specifying the concerns they had raised about the conduct of the trial judge.’

Legal Futures, 6th April 2021

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Our treatment of the vulnerable – Local Government Lawyer

Posted March 29th, 2021 in children, coronavirus, domestic violence, families, family courts, judges, local government, news by sally

‘The pandemic has shone a powerful searchlight on to the unnecessarily damaged lives of too many of our most vulnerable people and children. In a paper given at a Royal Holloway University of London Symposium, Sir James Munby, former President of the Family Division, looks at the challenges facing the family justice system.’

Local Government Lawyer, 26th March 2021

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Speech by Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls: Speech to Hull University – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Posted March 29th, 2021 in dispute resolution, judges, speeches by sally

‘Speech by Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls: Speech to Hull University. The Relationship between Formal and Informal Justice ‘

Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 26th March 2021

Source: www.judiciary.uk

Ministry of Justice to consult on judicial review reforms including power to suspend quashing orders, removal of ‘Cart judgments’, and procedural changes – Local Government Lawyer

Posted March 22nd, 2021 in civil procedure rules, consultations, courts, judges, judicial review, judiciary, Ministry of Justice, news, parliament by sally

‘The Ministry of Justice has launched a consultation on giving the courts the power to suspend quashing orders, removing so-called “Cart judgments”, and introducing a series of changes to civil procedure rules, following recommendations by the Independent Review of Administrative Law (IRAL) led by Lord Faulks QC.’

Local Government Lawyer, 19th March 2021

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

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