“The master of the rolls, expected to succeed Lord Phillips as UK’s most senior judge, hides a razor-sharp intellect behind an easy-going manner.”
The Guardian, 12th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A senior judge has likened a ‘very rich’ couple to a pair of squabbling children as they fight over the fairness of their £26million divorce settlement.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th July 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Downing Street will confirm the appointment of the United Kingdom’s most senior judge this month, resolving a behind-the-bench contest that could result in the first ever female president of the supreme court.”
The Guardian, 10th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Two million unmarried couples should be given greater legal rights, the country’s top female judge has said.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th July 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Paul Mahoney, who spent 30 years as an administrator at the European court of human rights, is to be Britain’s new judge on the Strasbourg court.”
The Guardian, 27th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“European court of human rights insider leads first ballot in election to appoint UK judge in Strasbourg.”
The Guardian, 26th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Today (17 June) the Sunday Telegraph (ST) has named and shamed the ‘three judges who allowed the most appeals’ in cases involving the deportation of foreign criminals (Judges who allow foreign criminals to stay in Britain).”
UK Human Rights Blog, 17th June 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“The judge who sent a teenage girl to jail for eight months for stealing a bottle of Lucozade and a bag of sweets during last summer’s riots has vigorously defended the tough judicial response in which two-thirds of defendants were denied bail and harsh custodial sentences were handed down to first-time offenders.”
The Independent, 16th June 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Related link: Night the row about riot sentencing was reignited
“The Guardian reported yesterday that ‘MPs aiming to claw back powers from Europe have secretly interviewed candidates to become Britain’s next judge at the European court of human rights’. Oliver Heald MP said that a group of MPs from the three main political parties met the 3 candidates, Raquel Agnello QC, Paul Mahoney and Ben Emmerson QC. The aim is ‘to improve democratic accountability’.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd May 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“MPs aiming to claw back powers from Europe have secretly interviewed candidates to become Britain’s next judge at the European court of human rights.”
The Guardian, 22nd May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The first chief coroner of England and Wales – tasked with setting new guidelines for coroners – will be appointed later.”
BBC News, 22nd May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The recent standoff between two leading judicial lights, Jonathan Sumption and Stephen Sedley, may make for entertaining reading, but don’t be fooled.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 20th May 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“A council is seeking to privately prosecute two dozen protesters for obstructing bailiffs during the eviction of Dale Farm, after police and the Crown Prosecution Service decided not to charge them.”
The Guardian, 18th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Supreme court justice’s speech heralds the growing self-confidence of judges when addressing foreign policy issues.”
The Guardian, 16th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Association of Costs Lawyers’ Annual Conference 2012 (PDF)
Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of the Rolls
Judiciary of England and Wales, 11th May 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Neilly v The Queen [2012] UKPC 12; [2012] WLR (D) 144
“When a defendant in a criminal trial had not been put on an identification parade, the decision as to whether to allow a dock identification was a matter for the trial judge in the light of all the relevant circumstances. However where a dock identification was admitted in evidence the trial judge was required to give the jury careful directions as to the dangers of relying on that evidence, and to warn the jury of the disadvantages to the defendant of having been denied the opportunity of participating in an identification parade.”
WLR Daily, 10th May 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“The practice of huge hourly rates charged by solicitors should end because they reward inefficiency, the country’s second most senior judge said.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Next month Ben Emmerson QC, who is short-listed as a candidate to represent the UK at the ECHR, will address the UN to argue that more attention should be paid to the human rights of victims of terrorism. Peter Stanford meets him.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Sentencers and commissioners: Time for a new relationship? (PDF)
Speech by Nicholas Moss JP
Ministry of Justice, 24th April 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“Former Herbert Smith partner and UK Supreme Court judge Lord Collins of Mapesbury has joined Essex Court Chambers after retiring from the UK’s top court last year. Lord Collins started at Essex Court this week as a full-time arbitrator. He retired from the Supreme Court in 2011 after serving two years on the highest judicial bench.”
Legal Week, 3rd May 2012
Source: www.legalweek.com
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