Judge Gerald Price is suspended after claims by male prostitute – The Times
“A judge has been suspended after allegations that he had a nine-month relationship with a male prostitute.”
The Times, 30th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Category: judges
Judge accused of using racial slur against gypsies – Daily Telegraph
“A judge has been accused of using a ‘racial slur’ against gypsies while sentencing a conman, who he said had ‘gypped’ a student out of money.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th June 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
£300,000 for judge off sick after blackmail trial – Daily Telegraph
“Immigration judge Mohammed Ilyas Khan who had an affair with his Brazilian cleaner has been paid nearly £300,000 while off work.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd July 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Judge Margaret Short sacked for being rude to solicitors – The Times
“A district judge has been sacked for ‘inappropriate, petulant and rude’ behaviour towards solicitors appearing before her in court. In the first judicial sacking for decades, Judge Margaret Short has been removed by the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice after a ‘history of complaints’.
The Times, 24th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Lord Justice Collins among new supreme court justices – The Times
“A former solicitor is among the first two judges to be appointed to the new supreme court.”
The Times, 8th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Edwina Millward: first woman president of the Association of District Judges – Law Society’s Gazette
“For District Judge Edwina Millward, justice secretary Jack Straw’s announcement that the family courts are to be opened up to the media raises considerable concerns.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 12th February 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Tributes paid to circuit judge found dead in stream – Daily Telegraph
“Tributes have been paid to a judge found dead in a stream in ‘unexplained’ circumstances.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd February 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Chief Justice Derek Schofield to be removed from office – The Times
“The Chief Justice of Gibraltar faces dismissal by five UK law lords after a damning inquiry report by British judges on Friday called for his removal from office. ”
The Times, 7th December 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Freed from his judicial shackles, Lord Bingham delivers his judgment on the Iraq war – The Times
“Never underestimate the determination of a quiet man — or the power of a recently retired senior law lord.”
The Times, 19th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Privacy judge ‘only doing his duty’, says peer – Daily Telegraph
“Lord Pannick believes the judiciary should defend itself against unjustified criticism which may, unless answered, damage its reputation.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Profile: Mr Justice Eady, defender of the nation’s privacy – Daily Telegraph
“When Mr Justice Eady retreats to the anonymity of his isolated cottage in Kent this weekend, he will no doubt breathe a large sigh of relief at being able to escape the burning heat of a media spotlight which has shone on him like never before.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
QCs defend Justice Eady as newspapers accuse him of privacy law rulings – The Times
“Four leading Queen’s Counsel have made an unprecedented defence of the judge accused by newspaper chiefs of singlehandedly creating a privacy law.”
The Times, 11th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
British lawyer wins seat on world court – Daily Telegraph
“A QC who challenged General Pinochet’s immunity and advised on legal issues arising from the Iraq conflict has been elected to the International Court of Justice.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
New Chief Justice takes up office – BBC News
“Sir Igor Judge has been sworn in as the new Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales at the Royal Courts of Justice.”
BBC News, 1st October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gay judge shatters ‘pink glass ceiling’ – The Independent
“It is often said that the ‘pink glass ceiling’ which holds back the promotion of gay and lesbian people in British society is double glazed when it comes to professional mobility among the higher echelons of the judiciary.”
The Independent, 20th September 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Review of judge sex abuse inquiry ordered after ex-wife’s complaint – The Guardian
“Police have been ordered to review their handling of the case of a judge accused of sexually abusing young children after claims that they failed adequately to investigate him because he was a friend of the chief constable.”
The Guardian, 16th September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Murder case affair judge resigns – BBC News
“A part-time judge whose affair with a married woman drove her jealous husband to murder their daughter has resigned.”
BBC News, 13th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Justice Cranston rules himself out of foxhunting case – The Times
“A High Court judge ruled himself out of a case involving hunting yesterday after it emerged that he had spoken out against the sport’s ‘barbarity’ and voted for a ban when he was an MP.”
The Times, 29th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
How red-top lawyer Mr Justice Eady became privacy judge – The Times
“Mr Justice Eady has created almost single-handedly what is now a privacy law in Britain through a series of recent rulings that he sees as remedying a ‘glaring deficiency in our law’. ”
The Times, 25th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Judge pulls out knife during court case – Daily Telegraph
“Judge Roger Connor brandished the pocket knife in front of a teenage defendant during the hearing at Oxford Crown Court.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
