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The Neuberger Experiment – BBC Law in Action

Posted June 19th, 2013 in equality, judiciary, news, women by sally

“There are 12 judges in the Supreme Court and only one, Lady Hale, is a woman. Last March on Law in Action, Lord Neuberger – the president of the court – told us it was unfair that there are so few women in the senior judiciary. But, he wondered, do women judge differently from men?

Lord Neuberger wasn’t sure – and he set us a little challenge, one we have called the ‘Neuberger Experiment’. With the help of law students at Durham University, we attempt to discover whether male and female judges really do judge differently. Then we put our findings to Lady Hale.”

BBC Law in Action, 18th June 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Legal profession must do more to improve ethnic diversity, says Supreme Court president – The Independent

Posted June 19th, 2013 in equality, judiciary, legal profession, minorities, news by sally

“The UK’s top judge has acknowledged that the senior judiciary is monolithic and there are not enough members of ethnic minorities represented.”

The Independent, 18th June 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Electronic plagiarism? The dangers of the cut-and-paste – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted May 28th, 2013 in appeals, judgments, judiciary, news, plagiarism by sally

“A judge hears a case and accepts one party’s version. That party provides a convincing closing speech (in a Word document) which the judge lifts, makes some modifications, and circulates as his judgment.”

UK Human Rights Blog, 26th May 2013

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

We are ready for post-Jackson role, vows High Court judge – Litigation Futures

Posted May 24th, 2013 in budgets, costs, judges, judiciary, news, proportionality by tracey

“A High Court judge says there is a ‘real determination’ among judges to embrace their new ‘project management’ role, and dismissed fears that they are not ready for the Jackson reforms.”

Litigation Futures, 24th May 2013

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

Crime and Courts Act 2013: Consultation on the application of the equal merit provision – Judicial Appointments Commission

Posted May 17th, 2013 in consultations, diversity, judicial appointments commission, judiciary, legislation, news by sally

“The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) is interested in views on potential approaches to the application of the provisions in Part 2 of Schedule 13 to the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (CCA) relating to diversity considerations where candidates for judicial office are of equal merit. The provisions in the CCA clarify that the JAC’s duty to make selections ‘solely on merit’ (S63(2) Constitutional Reform Act 2005) does not prevent it from selecting one candidate over another for the purpose of increasing judicial diversity where there are two candidates of equal merit.”

Judicial Appointments Commission, 17th May 2013

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Legal aid cuts prompt top lawyers to leave the bar for careers on the bench – The Guardian

Posted May 16th, 2013 in barristers, judiciary, legal aid, legal profession, news by sally

“It has been dubbed the stampede for ‘the purple lifeboat’ – applications to become judges have more than doubled over the past four years as senior lawyers seek professional sanctuary on the bench.”

The Guardian, 16th May 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Costs Management Pilot Report – Judiciary of England and Wales

Posted May 13th, 2013 in costs, judiciary, pilot schemes, practice directions, proportionality, reports, solicitors by tracey

“The Costs Management Pilot Scheme (the ‘Pilot’) was launched in all Technology and Construction Courts (‘TCC’) and Mercantile Courts on 1 October 2011. The Pilot applies to any case which has its first case management conference on or after 1 October 2011.”

Judiciary of England & Wales, 10th May 2013

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Regulation at home, but not abroad – Gresham College Lecture

Posted May 9th, 2013 in barristers, codes of practice, judiciary, lectures, legal profession, professional conduct, regulations by tracey

“In December 2012 Sir Geoffrey Nice finished four years as Vice Chair of the Bar Standards Board, the body that regulates barristers. After forty years in practice as a barrister, that included seven years working as an employed barrister in the UN, he will describe the differences between practice in a regulated legal community and practice in the UN system that operates with little effective regulation apart from what national systems impose on individual prosecution and defence lawyers. He will also review what he learnt as a regulator from looking critically at the Bar of England and Wales. The Bar of England and Wales and the country’s legal system as a whole proudly assert that they are the best in the world. Are these claims justified? If so, why was legislation thought to be necessary to regulate them more closely, and was that legislation wise?”

Lecture by Professor Sir Geoffrey Nice QC

Gresham College, 8th May 2013

Source: www.gresham.ac.uk

Costs budgeting: Proportionality is trumps – New Law Journal

Posted May 7th, 2013 in budgets, civil procedure rules, costs, judiciary, news, proportionality by sally

“‘The budgeting of multi-track litigation is the most important of costs reforms that lawyers should prepare for’ advises Professor Dominic Regan, the leading expert in civil litigation (‘Not the end of the story?’). So, how should we—judges and professional civil litigators— ‘prepare’ now that the Jackson reforms are a reality? The short answer is CPD Training: Chapter 40 and Recommendations 89 and 90 of the Jackson Report (Review of Civil Litigation Costs: Final Report, December 2009).”

New Law Journal, 2nd May 2013

Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk

Should parliament give itself more powers? – The Guardian

Posted May 3rd, 2013 in constitutional reform, freedom of expression, judiciary, news, parliament, parliamentary privilege by tracey

“Should parliament give itself more powers? That’s the intriguing question posed by a paper to be published next week by the Constitution Society, an educational charity established five years ago.”

The Guardian, 2nd May 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Overseas child abductions on the rise – The Guardian

Posted May 1st, 2013 in child abduction, custody, family courts, foreign jurisdictions, judiciary, news by sally

“Cross-border legal disputes involving child abduction and custody rows have more than doubled in the past two years, according to the judicial office specialising in international family cases.”

The Guardian, 1st May 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Tour Report #21: Podcast with Michael Turner QC, Chairman of The Criminal Bar Association, on the legal aid reforms – Charon QC

Posted April 30th, 2013 in barristers, judiciary, law firms, legal aid, legal profession, news by sally

“Michael Turner QC has robust views on the proposed reforms which will have a considerable impact on access to justice, the profession, the public and have a devastating effect on the very cornerstone of our democracy.”

Charon QC, 30th April 2013

Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com

“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.

Yes, suspects are sometimes innocent – but secret arrests are not the answer – The Guardian

Posted April 10th, 2013 in contempt of court, damages, judiciary, media, news, privacy by sally

“Senior judges support a blanket ban on naming defendants, but public must understand there can be smoke without fire.”

The Guardian, 10th April 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Judiciary urges caution on contempt – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted April 10th, 2013 in consultations, contempt of court, judiciary, news, publishing by sally

“Proceedings against publishers and jury members should be the very ‘last measure’ taken where contempt of court is alleged, the judiciary has said in its response to a law commission consultation.”

Law Society’s Gazette, 10th April 2013

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Margaret Thatcher and the Constitution – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted April 10th, 2013 in constitutional law, EC law, human rights, injunctions, judicial review, judiciary, news, shipping law by sally

“The consequences of Margaret Thatcher’s administration have been long lasting. In many areas of national life Thatcher took the British Bulldog by the scruff of the neck and house-trained it. In the context of the constitution her impact was no less significant.”

UK Human Rights Blog, 10th April 2013

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Judges lead ‘sheltered lives’, warns Britain’s most senior female judge – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 8th, 2013 in judiciary, news, speeches by sally

“Britain’s most senior female judge has warned that her colleagues on the bench may lack common sense because they have lived ‘sheltered lives’.”

Daily Telegraph, 6th April 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Moratorium in fee-paid judicial pension cases – Ministry of Justice

Posted April 8th, 2013 in judiciary, news, pensions by sally

“Following the case of O’Brien v Ministry of Justice and the decision of the UK Supreme Court that fee-paid Recorders are entitled to a pension, The Lord Chancellor has written today to the Lord Chief Justice, the Lord Chief Justice Northern Ireland, the Lord President of the Court of Session, the President of the UK Supreme Court and the Senior President of Tribunals to announce a moratorium in fee-paid judicial pension cases.”

Ministry of Justice, 5th April 2013

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Should judges be socio-legal scholars? – Speech by Lady Hale

Posted April 5th, 2013 in judges, judiciary, news, speeches by sally

Should judges be socio-legal scholars? (PDF)

Speech by Lady Hale

Socio-Legal Studies Association 2013 Conference, 26th March 2013

Source: www.supremecourt.gov.uk

‘Gay? Prove it then – have you read any Oscar Wilde?’: Judges accused of asking lesbian asylum seekers inappropriate questions – The Independent

Posted April 4th, 2013 in asylum, homosexuality, judiciary, news, sexual orientation discrimination, tribunals by sally

“Have you ever read Oscar Wilde? Do you use sex toys? Why have you not attended a Pride march? These are just some of the questions that have been asked of lesbian asylum seekers in what one academic says shows shocking levels of ignorance and prejudice among tribunal judges.”

The Independent, 4th April 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Last-ditch bid to dilute secret courts plan fails – The Guardian

Posted March 27th, 2013 in bills, closed material, evidence, judiciary, news, private hearings by tracey

“A new generation of secret courts will be established in law within weeks after a last-ditch bid to water down controversial government plans failed in the House of Lords.”

The Guardian, 27th March 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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