‘A Family Court judge has condemned a council’s care for two young women as “woeful” and said he was “appalled” by failures of social workers and managers.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th December 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Two former Tesco executives accused of masterminding a fraud that triggered the biggest financial crisis in the supermarket chain’s 100-year history have been cleared after the judge threw out the case stating the prosecution case was “so weak” it should not be before a jury.’
The Guardian, 6th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A ban on paying surrogate mothers should be lifted, the former head of the family court, has said.’
Daily Telegraph, 2nd December 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Courts in England and Wales are suffering from decades of neglect and need an injection of hundreds of millions of pounds for repairs, the lord chief justice has told MPs.’
The Guardian, 20th November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Criminals may be escaping conviction because of a lack of resources for forensic investigations, the Lord Chief Justice warned yesterday.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th November 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Speech by Sir Ernest Ryder, Senior President of Tribunals: Diversity and Judgecraft.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 14th November 2018
Source: www.judiciary.gov
‘A High Court judge has strongly criticised a City partner who gave a journalist a copy of a witness statement made in support of an application for pre-action disclosure.’
Litigation Futures, 13th November 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Claire Gilham wants judges to have legal protections for disclosures in public interest.’
The Guardian, 12th November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Defendants in a professional negligence claim who rejected the chance to settle costs have been left nursing a bill at least three times higher than it might have been.’
Law Society's Gazette, 2nd November 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The president of the Supreme Court has urged lawyers acting pro bono to remember to apply for pro bono costs orders in any case where costs would normally be awarded.’
Litigation Futures, November 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Contract law will need to be updated, and new civil liability rules considered, to account for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in financial services, a senior UK judge has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 30th October 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Lord Carnwath at the Justice Human Rights Law Conference 2018, London. Human Rights and the Environment.’
Supreme Court, 10th October 2018
Source: www.supremecourt.uk
‘Speech by Lord Justice Gross: How can judges strengthen the rule of law?’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 15th October 2018
Source: www.judiciary.uk
‘Speech by Sir Ernest Ryder, Senior President of Tribunals: Experts under the Judicial Microscope.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 8th October 2018
source: www.judiciary.uk
‘The Supreme Court should sit in larger panels more often, Lord Sumption has suggested, although he recognised that it could lead to fewer appeals being allowed.’
Litigation Futures, 5th October 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Two new justices have been sworn in at the supreme court on the opening day of the legal year. A quarter of its judges now are women.’
The Guardian, 1st October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘London cab drivers have applied for judicial review against Westminster Magistrates’ Court in a dispute over whether a judge’s decision to grant a licence to the taxi app firm Uber was tainted with bias.’
Local Government Lawyer, 27th September 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Lord Wilson at the Howard J. Trienens Lecture at the Northwestern University, Chicago.’
Supreme Court, 25th September 2018
Source: www.supremecourt.uk
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