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Patrick O’Brien: When Judges Misbehave: The Strange Case of Jonah Barrington – UK Constitutional Law Group

Posted March 8th, 2013 in disciplinary procedures, judges, news by tracey

“The recent high profile arrest of a part-time recorder, Constance Briscoe, in connection with the Vicki Pryce trial gives me a tenuous topical link to judicial discipline and nineteenth century case of Sir Jonah Barrington, still the only High Court judge to have been dismissed from office. Disciplinary proceedings against a judge are relatively rare and dismissal of a permanent salaried judge is almost unheard of.”

UK Constitutional Law Group, 7th March 2013

Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org/blog

Inside the Supreme Court – BBC Law in Action

Posted March 6th, 2013 in judges, news, Supreme Court by sally

“In a broadcasting first the programme comes from inside the United Kingdom Supreme Court where the country’s most senior judge, the Court’s president Lord Neuberger, answers questions put by Joshua Rozenberg and an audience of Law in Action listeners.”

BBC Law in Action, 5th March 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Britain’s most senior judge takes aim at gender imbalance – The Guardian

Posted March 5th, 2013 in closed material, diversity, evidence, judges, judiciary, news, women by sally

“The stereotypical image of judges as male and white may be so deeply entrenched that there could be an ‘unconscious bias’ against women, the United Kingdom’s most senior judge has suggested.”

The Guardian, 5th March 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

QB Master warns of “blood on the floor” after 1 April – Litigation Futures

Posted March 5th, 2013 in costs, courts, delay, judges, news by sally

“The Jackson reforms will leave ‘blood on the floor’ and a lack of resources behind the reforms will leave courts and judges ‘overwhelmed’ by the extra workload, Master Cook of the Queen’s Bench Division has predicted.”

Litigation Futures, 5th March 2013

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

Secret courts: Former top judge Lord Woolf backs government changes – BBC News

Posted March 4th, 2013 in bills, civil justice, closed material, intelligence services, judges, judiciary, news, parliament, terrorism by sally

“The former head of the judiciary, Lord Woolf, has thrown his support behind plans to allow more civil courts to examine secret intelligence in private.”

BBC News, 4th March 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Justice ministry under pressure to curb attacks on family court judges – The Guardian

Posted February 28th, 2013 in assault, family courts, harassment, judges, news by sally

“Judges dealing with sensitive issues – including child custody – in the family courts have had hate mail sent to their homes, been physically attacked and been victims of attempted assaults in court buildings, according to information obtained by the Guardian.”

The Guardian, 27th February 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Attack of the Clones: Supreme Court keeps its white male first eleven – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted February 28th, 2013 in courts, diversity, judges, news, Supreme Court by sally

“Baroness Helena Kennedy has argued that judges have a tendency to clone themselves when choosing successors. It is hard to avoid that impression in the Supreme Court, which kept its white male first eleven in place yesterday by appointing three new justices: Lord Justice Hughes, Lord Justice Toulson and Lord Hodge. The sole woman amongst 12 justices of our highest appeal court remains Lady Hale. There are no black or Asian judges, not have there ever been.”

UK Human Rights Blog, 27th February 2013

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Judicial appointments: new boys at the supreme court – The Guardian

Posted February 28th, 2013 in courts, judges, news, Supreme Court by sally

“Who’s in and who’s out of the top tier of the judiciary? Joshua Rozenberg’s money is on Lady Hale for deputy president.”

The Guardian, 27th February 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Three judges appointed to Supreme Court bench – The Lawyer

Posted February 26th, 2013 in judges, news, Supreme Court by sally

“The Queen has approved the latest appointment to the Supreme Court bench with Lord Justices Toulson and Hughes and Lord Hodge being promoted.”

The Lawyer, 26th February 2013

Source: www.thelawyer.com

Theresa May’s tough immigration rules defied by top judge – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 25th, 2013 in deportation, families, human rights, immigration, judges, news by sally

“The country’s most senior immigration judge has openly defied the Home Secretary by insisting that Parliament’s attempt to get tough on human rights abuses by foreign criminals is outweighed by the European Court.”

Daily Telegraph, 23rd February 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Equality in the Judiciary – Speech by Lady Hale

Posted February 22nd, 2013 in diversity, equality, judges, judiciary, speeches, women by sally

Equality in the Judiciary (PDF)

Speech by Lady Hale

Kuttan Menon Memorial Lecture, 21st February 2013

Source: www.supremecourt.gov.uk

Neuberger warns against risk of profits before principles in the ABS world – Legal Futures

Posted February 22nd, 2013 in alternative business structures, judges, legal aid, legal services, news by sally

“The president of the Supreme Court has urged the legal profession not to lose sight of its fundamental principles in the rush for modernisation, warning about the risks of pressure from “hard-nosed businessmen” who may invest in law firms.’

Legal Futures, 22nd February 2013

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

UK’s most senior female judge calls for more diversity at the top – The Guardian

Posted February 22nd, 2013 in diversity, equality, judges, judiciary, news, women by sally

“Positive discrimination may be needed to redress the gender imbalance among senior judges, the only woman in Britain’s highest court has proposed.”

The Guardian, 21st February 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

In re L and another (Children) (Preliminary Finding: Power to Reverse) – WLR Daily

Posted February 21st, 2013 in appeals, child abuse, children, judges, judgments, law reports, Supreme Court by sally

In re L and another (Children) (Preliminary Finding: Power to Reverse) [2013] UKSC 8; [2013] WLR (D) 69

“Contrary to the practice previously adopted, a judge’s power to reverse his or her decision at any time before the court order had been sealed was not reserved for exceptional circumstances. A carefully considered change of mind by the judge was permisssible in the interests of the overriding objective of dealing with a case justly.”

WLR Daily, 20th February 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

In the matter of L and B (Children) – Supreme Court

Posted February 21st, 2013 in appeals, child abuse, judges, judgments, law reports, Supreme Court by sally

In the matter of L and B (Children) [2013] UKSC 8 | UKSC 2012/0263 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 20th February 2013

Source: www.youtube.com/user/UKSupremeCourt

Judicial review is increasingly essential, judges warn government – The Guardian

Posted February 14th, 2013 in civil justice, judges, judicial review, news by sally

“Supreme court president and deputy strongly defend access to legal process as fundamental to rule of law.”

The Guardian, 13th February 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Judge who jumped red light ‘wasted court resources’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 13th, 2013 in costs, fines, judges, news, road traffic offences by sally

“[The defendent] was caught racing through a Central London junction at more than double the speed limit but then spent almost a year trying to get the charge thrown out.”

Daily Telegraph, 12th February 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Judge condemns Salford University for failed libel case against ex-lecturer – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 12th, 2013 in defamation, judges, news, universities by tracey

“Salford University, which charges students up to £9,000 a year in tuition fees
and axed 60 posts last year, was accused by a judge of abusing the High Court’s
processes in its actions against Dr Gary Duke.”

Daily Telegraph, 12th February 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Victorian child neglect laws in ‘urgent’ need of overhaul, warns Baroness Butler-Sloss – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 7th, 2013 in child neglect, judges, legislation, mental health, news by sally

“The current laws on child neglect are not fit for the 21st Century and in ‘urgent’ need of reform, Britain’s most senior authority on family law warns today.”

Daily Telegraph, 7th February 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Related link: The criminal law and child neglect: an independent analysis and proposal for reform (PDF)

Butler-Sloss condemns advice cuts – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted January 31st, 2013 in judges, law centres, legal aid, litigants in person, news by sally

“Removing funding for a service that helps litigants in person on the day wide-ranging legal aid cuts take effect will create ‘absolute disarray’ in the courts, a former head of the family division has warned.”

Law Society’s Gazette, 30th January 2013

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

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