“A judge has been sentenced to 50 hours community service after he admitted breaching a restraining order imposed following a campaign of harassment against his ex-wife and her boyfriend.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The former Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer of Thoroton, is to join a top American law firm, The Times has learned.”
The Times, 8th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Sir Igor Judge will take over from Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers as Lord Chief Justice, head of the judiciary in England and Wales”
The Times, 7th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Sir Richard Tucker, for years one of the country’s most senior judges, is heading for court in a row with his former gardener over poisoned plants.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Statement from the Judicial Communications Office.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 22nd May 2008
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“Two immigration judges whose Brazilian cleaner was tried for stealing sex videos have escaped disciplinary action.”
The Guardian, 23rd May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Mr Justice Peter Smith has been found guilty of misconduct by the Office for Judicial Complaints (OJC) after refusing to stand down from a case over which he was presiding.”
Legal Week, 18th April 2008
Source: www.legalweek.com
“The Queen has been pleased to approve that The Right Honourable the Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, be appointed Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, in succession to the Right Honourable The Lord Bingham of Cornhill KG, who retires on 30 September 2008.”
10 Downing Street, 1st April 2008
Source: www.pm.gov.uk
“The government’s attempt to reform the system for choosing judges to create a more diverse judiciary is failing to break the stranglehold of privately-educated white males over the high court bench.”
The Guardian, 28th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Attorney General will not investigate a judge who freed a Met Police inspector who then apparently killed himself and his mother-in-law.”
BBC News, 15th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A judge who freed a policeman accused of murdering his wife, enabling him apparently to kill again, said yesterday that he could not remember why he had granted bail.”
The Times, 15th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The chief constable who resigned amid allegations of financial wrongdoing and misuse of police equipment was also being investigated in connection with his force’s dismissal of child abuse claims against a judge, The Times can disclose.”
The Times, 24th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
El Farargy v. El Farargy and Others
Court of Appeal
“Where the appearance of justice was at stake, it was better that justice be done independently by another, rather than require a judge to sit in judgment of his own behaviour.”
The Times, 23rd November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication
“A high court judge who made allegedly mocking remarks about a sheikh involved in a multi-million pound divorce was today ordered to step down from the case.”
The Guardian, 15th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An immigration judge who had an affair with his illegally employed Brazilian cleaner has been paid more than £100,000 since he stood down from his job.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A chief constable is being investigated over his force’s dismissal of child abuse allegations against a judge.”
The Times, 2nd November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A judge who died in an explosion in his garden shed neither committed suicide nor was killed, a coroner has said.”
BBC News, 12th October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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