“Britain’s most senior judge will have direct access to the Chancellor of the Exchequer to ask for money for the court system under an unprecedented deal announced today.”
The Guardian, 23rd January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A part-time judge, forced to retire after reaching the age of 65, has won an unprecedented age discrimination claim against the lord chancellor, Jack Straw, and could get up to £200,000 compensation if the Ministry of Justice does not let him return to sit as recorder.”
The Guardian, 23rd January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Britain’s most senior judge is being tipped to take over as head of the first supreme court in what will trigger a major reshuffle of top judicial posts.”
The Times, 14th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“This is the first Progress Report to the Judges’ Council, of the Standing Committee on Judicial Support and Welfare.”
The Judiciary of England and Wales, 4th January 2008
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“Plans which would have forced judges in civil courts to ditch their wigs have been postponed.”
The Independent, 8th December 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Five senior judges are to be trained in how to handle the media so that they can explain controversial sentencing decisions, peers have been told.”
BBC News, 6th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Lord Chief Justice’s fight for judicial independence faces Parliamentary scrutiny.”
The Times, 4th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“An investigation into how personal information about the judiciary came to be sent by post began last night as further details emerged about lost discs containing taxpayers’ details.”
The Times, 26th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Britain’s most senior judge has expressed fears that reforms to the way judges are appointed risks politicising the judiciary and threatening standards.”
The Times, 20th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Jack Straw has ditched controversial reforms that would have allowed judges, including former Lord Chancellors, to go back to work as lawyers after a stint on the bench.”
The Times, 6th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The convention that former judges cannot return to practice as barristers or solicitors will remain, following a government consultation.”
Ministry of Justice, 5th November 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Senior judges could be questioned by MPs under plans outlined by ministers yesterday to reform the way judges are chosen.”
The Times, 26th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“This consultation seeks views on the arrangements for making judicial appointments, and in particular on whether the residual role of the executive in judicial appointments should be further reduced. This consultation follows on from ‘The Governance of Britain’ green paper.”
The Ministry of Justice, 25th October 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“A paper on the accountability of the Judiciary and guidance to the Judiciary on appearing before select committees.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 18th October 2007
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“Lecture by Mrs Justice Dobbs at Queen Mary, University of London.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 18th October 2007
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“Britain’s only black High Court judge last night condemned the ‘woefully slow’ rate of progress over opening up the judiciary to non-white candidates.”
The Times, 18th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Jack Straw is to shake up the new system for appointing judges because of ‘concern at every level of the judiciary’ about delays and bureaucracy.”
The Times, 11th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The isolation of life on the bench and the lack of any form of frank feedback — good or bad — is well known. One solution to this state of affairs would be to allow the judiciary to get feedback from other sources than the press. Legal magazines have in the past been criticised for publishing feedback surveys on judges. The reaction of the judges themselves to these surveys has reportedly been mixed, ranging from fury to a genuine interest to learn from the feedback, however harsh.”
Legal Week, 4th October 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
“Many professionals – including City law firm partners – now face performance assessments by their peers. Some judges think they should have them, too.”
The Times, 27th September 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Lord Chief Justice Lord Phillips has called on the Government to stay away from the selection of judges in the wake of ‘The Governance of Britain’ green paper published by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ).”
The Lawyer, 17th September 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
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