Lord Hodge, Guildhall Lecture – Supreme Court
‘Lord Hodge, Guildhall Lecture – The Rule of Law, the Courts and the British Economy.’
Supreme Court, 4th October 2022
Source: www.supremecourt.uk
Category: judiciary
King’s Bench Division Guide 2022 – Judiciary of England and Wales
‘The King’s Bench Division Guide 2022 has been published, replacing the Queen’s Bench Division 2022 version.’
Judiciary of England and Wales, 15th September 2022
Source: www.judiciary.uk
In conversation with Lady Justice Nicola Davies and Tribunal Judge Safia Iman – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘Inspired by the centenary of Dr Ivy Williams, the first woman to be called to the Bar in England and Wales, we interviewed Lady Justice Nicola Davies and Tribunal Judge Safia Iman as they spoke with one another about their experiences as women in the judiciary.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 23rd August 2022
Source: www.judiciary.uk
Equalities and rights: Conflict and the need for clarity – Attorney General’s Office
‘Attorney General Suella Braverman spoke at Policy Exchange about equalities and human rights.’
Attorney General’s Office, 10th August 2022
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
Judges to be disciplined by lay majority panels – Legal Futures
‘Disciplinary panels hearing cases of judicial misconduct will have lay majorities, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and the judiciary have decided, as part of a major overhaul of the system.’
Legal Futures, 9th August 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Lord Sales, Public Law Conference – Supreme Court
‘Long Waves of Constitutional Principle in the Common Law.’
Supreme Court, 19th July 2022
Source: www.supremecourt.uk
Dramatic fall in successful high court challenges to government policy – The Guardian
‘Successful high court challenges to government policy and decisions by public bodies have fallen dramatically, prompting warnings that ministers’ attacks on lawyers could be having a chilling effect on judges.
The proportion of civil judicial reviews in England and Wales, excluding immigration cases, which claimants won out of total claims lodged fell by 50% on 2020, according to analysis seen by the Guardian. The figure is 26% if the success rate is measured out of cases that went to a final hearing.’
The Guardian, 23rd June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
MPs warn of “politicisation” of Supreme Court – Legal Futures
‘The “high number of instances” in which the Supreme Court has reversed its position on the law and adopted approaches more favourable to the executive has created “the troubling appearance (even if it is only an appearance) of the politicisation of the judiciary”, MPs have warned.’
Legal Futures, 9th June 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Judicial independence tainted by ministers, Commons inquiry finds – The Guardian
‘Ministers have acted improperly by questioning the legitimacy of judges when they do not get their own way, creating an impression that recent supreme court decisions favourable to the government may have been a response to political pressure, a parliamentary inquiry has found.’
The Guardian, 8th June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
A judge has discretion to grant relief from sanctions without a formal application or any application at all, Court of Appeal reaffirms- Farrar’s Building
‘In Park v Hadi and Another [2022] EWCA Civ 581, the Court of Appeal (Holroyde, Stuart-Smith and Warby LJJ), reaffirmed the principle that a judge may, of her own discretion, grant relief from sanctions without formal notice or without any application at all. The Court went on to issue guidance as to how this judicial discretion ought to be exercised, observing that a judge should always act in accordance with the overriding objective and will likely only exercise her discretion to grant relief sparingly.’
Farrar's Building, 5th May 2022
Source: www.farrarsbuilding.co.uk
Plight of Afghan judges in spotlight as court hears UK asylum challenge – The Guardian
‘Alleged inconsistencies in the way the UK Home Office and Foreign Office process asylum applications from vulnerable judges in hiding in Afghanistan are being challenged at the high court in London on Tuesday.’
The Guardian, 17th May 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Lord Reed, London International Disputes Week – Supreme Court
‘Lord Reed, London International Disputes Week.’
Supreme Court, 11th May 2022
Source: www.supremecourt.uk
Lady Rose, Oxford Union talk – Supreme Court
Commercial Court “actively looking” to hear cases outside London – Legal Futures
‘The judge in charge of the Commercial Court has said she is “actively looking” for cases that can be heard outside of London.’
Legal Futures, 11th May 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Insulate Britain declares courts ‘site of civil resistance’, saying legal system not legitimate – The Independent
‘Climate protest group Insulate Britain has declared Britain’s courts “a site of non-violent civil resistance”, saying the UK legal system no longer has any legitimacy.’
The Independent, April 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Hong Kong: Top UK judges resign from highest court – BBC News
‘The UK has announced that two of its Supreme Court judges will no longer be sitting on Hong Kong’s top court.’
BBC News, 30th March 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
