Current Awareness » judges http://www.innertemplelibrary.com from the Inner Temple Library Tue, 21 May 2013 09:10:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Stephen Lawrence judges: why we threw out David Norris appeal plea – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/stephen-lawrence-judges-why-we-threw-out-david-norris-appeal-plea-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/stephen-lawrence-judges-why-we-threw-out-david-norris-appeal-plea-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 14:18:15 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83691 “Appeal court justices say conviction was ‘unarguable’ for racist murder of London teenager in 1993.”

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The Guardian, 15th May 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/stephen-lawrence-judges-why-we-threw-out-david-norris-appeal-plea-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Ramsey: costs management limits being reviewed – Litigation Futures http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/ramsey-costs-management-limits-being-reviewed-litigation-futures/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/ramsey-costs-management-limits-being-reviewed-litigation-futures/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 10:43:26 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83628 “The £2m limit above which commercial cases are not subject to automatic costs management is being reviewed, the judge in charge of Jackson implementation has revealed, while also hinting that pre-issue costs may come within costs management in future.”

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Litigation Futures, 13th May 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/ramsey-costs-management-limits-being-reviewed-litigation-futures/feed/ 0 Former judge to examine role of police corruption in murder investigation – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/former-judge-to-examine-role-of-police-corruption-in-murder-investigation-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/former-judge-to-examine-role-of-police-corruption-in-murder-investigation-the-guardian/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 09:54:06 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83580 “The home secretary has ordered a review by a former senior judge into the role police corruption had in shielding the murderers of a private detective found with an axe embedded in his head.”

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The Guardian, 10th May 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/former-judge-to-examine-role-of-police-corruption-in-murder-investigation-the-guardian/feed/ 0 From Barretry, Maintenance and Champerty to Litigation Funding – Lord Neuberger, President of The Supreme Court http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/from-barretry-maintenance-and-champerty-to-litigation-funding-lord-neuberger-president-of-the-supreme-court/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/from-barretry-maintenance-and-champerty-to-litigation-funding-lord-neuberger-president-of-the-supreme-court/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 09:13:39 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83569 From Barretry, Maintenance and Champerty to Litigation Funding (PDF)

Lord Neuberger, President of The Supreme Court

Harbour Litigation Funding First Annual Lecture, 8th May 2013

Source: www.supremecourt.gov.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/from-barretry-maintenance-and-champerty-to-litigation-funding-lord-neuberger-president-of-the-supreme-court/feed/ 0 Legal aid cuts risks damaging civilised society, warns senor judge – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/legal-aid-cuts-risks-damaging-civilised-society-warns-senor-judge-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/legal-aid-cuts-risks-damaging-civilised-society-warns-senor-judge-daily-telegraph/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 08:15:50 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83562 “Cuts to legal aid risk damaging the ‘essence of civilised society’ the country’s highest judge warned as he said everyone should have access to justice.”

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Daily Telegraph, 9th May 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/legal-aid-cuts-risks-damaging-civilised-society-warns-senor-judge-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 ‘Secret justice’ message from leading judges – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/secret-justice-message-from-leading-judges-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/secret-justice-message-from-leading-judges-bbc-news/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 10:50:29 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83471 “Leading judges have issued a strongly-worded message against secret justice to
protect a ‘fundamental principle’ of the court system in England and Wales.”

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BBC News, 3rd May 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/secret-justice-message-from-leading-judges-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Should judges be socio-legal scholars? – Speech by Lady Hale http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/should-judges-be-socio-legal-scholars-speech-by-lady-hale/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/should-judges-be-socio-legal-scholars-speech-by-lady-hale/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:41:15 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82870 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

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/should-judges-be-socio-legal-scholars-speech-by-lady-hale/feed/ 0 Unclear judgment on unclear occupancy – NearlyLegal http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/unclear-judgment-on-unclear-occupancy-nearlylegal-2/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/unclear-judgment-on-unclear-occupancy-nearlylegal-2/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 11:56:00 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82713 “This was an appeal of a Circuit Judge’s finding that LB Brent’s possession claim under Ground 16, Schedule 2 Housing Act 1985 failed because the property was reasonably needed to accommodate those living there. Very unusually, the appeal was in large part a challenge to the Judge’s findings of fact.”

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NearlyLegal, 24th March 2013

Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/unclear-judgment-on-unclear-occupancy-nearlylegal-2/feed/ 0 Master of the Rolls hits out at “media-created perception” of a compensation culture – Litigation Futures http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/master-of-the-rolls-hits-out-at-media-created-perception-of-a-compensation-culture-litigation-futures/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/master-of-the-rolls-hits-out-at-media-created-perception-of-a-compensation-culture-litigation-futures/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 09:46:36 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82652 “The courts are ‘very aware’ of the dangers of feeding media perceptions of a compensation culture, the Master of the Rolls has said.”

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Litigation Futures, 25th March 2013

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/master-of-the-rolls-hits-out-at-media-created-perception-of-a-compensation-culture-litigation-futures/feed/ 0 Judges would regret Human Rights Act repeal, warns Lady Hale – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/judges-would-regret-human-rights-act-repeal-warns-lady-hale-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/judges-would-regret-human-rights-act-repeal-warns-lady-hale-the-guardian/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:06:12 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82411 “UK’s most senior female judge says withdrawing from Strasbourg human rights court would require Britain to exit EU.”

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The Guardian, 14th March 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/judges-would-regret-human-rights-act-repeal-warns-lady-hale-the-guardian/feed/ 1 Every case, a managed case: Using the Criminal Procedure Rules – Speech by Nicholas Moss, JP http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/every-case-a-managed-case-using-the-criminal-procedure-rules-speech-by-nicholas-moss-jp/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/every-case-a-managed-case-using-the-criminal-procedure-rules-speech-by-nicholas-moss-jp/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 10:45:07 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82318 “Nicholas Moss JP, a member of the Criminal Procedure Rules Committee, talked about the origin of, and context for, the Criminal Procedure Rules and explained the Committee’s role.”

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Judiciary of England and Wales, 8th March 2013

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/every-case-a-managed-case-using-the-criminal-procedure-rules-speech-by-nicholas-moss-jp/feed/ 0 Patrick O’Brien: When Judges Misbehave: The Strange Case of Jonah Barrington – UK Constitutional Law Group http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/patrick-obrien-when-judges-misbehave-the-strange-case-of-jonah-barrington-uk-constitutional-law-group/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/patrick-obrien-when-judges-misbehave-the-strange-case-of-jonah-barrington-uk-constitutional-law-group/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 10:27:24 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82312 “The recent high profile arrest of a part-time recorder, Constance Briscoe, in connection with the Vicki Pryce trial gives me a tenuous topical link to judicial discipline and nineteenth century case of Sir Jonah Barrington, still the only High Court judge to have been dismissed from office. Disciplinary proceedings against a judge are relatively rare and dismissal of a permanent salaried judge is almost unheard of.”

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UK Constitutional Law Group, 7th March 2013

Source:  www.ukconstitutionallaw.org/blog

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/patrick-obrien-when-judges-misbehave-the-strange-case-of-jonah-barrington-uk-constitutional-law-group/feed/ 0 Inside the Supreme Court – BBC Law in Action http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/inside-the-supreme-court-bbc-law-in-action/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/inside-the-supreme-court-bbc-law-in-action/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:13:33 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82254 “In a broadcasting first the programme comes from inside the United Kingdom Supreme Court where the country’s most senior judge, the Court’s president Lord Neuberger, answers questions put by Joshua Rozenberg and an audience of Law in Action listeners.”

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BBC Law in Action, 5th March 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/inside-the-supreme-court-bbc-law-in-action/feed/ 0 Britain’s most senior judge takes aim at gender imbalance – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/ritains-most-senior-judge-takes-aim-at-gender-imbalance-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/ritains-most-senior-judge-takes-aim-at-gender-imbalance-the-guardian/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:08:12 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82229 “The stereotypical image of judges as male and white may be so deeply entrenched that there could be an ‘unconscious bias’ against women, the United Kingdom’s most senior judge has suggested.”

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The Guardian, 5th March 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/ritains-most-senior-judge-takes-aim-at-gender-imbalance-the-guardian/feed/ 0 QB Master warns of “blood on the floor” after 1 April – Litigation Futures http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/qb-master-warns-of-blood-on-the-floor-after-1-april-litigation-futures/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/qb-master-warns-of-blood-on-the-floor-after-1-april-litigation-futures/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:29:25 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82224 “The Jackson reforms will leave ‘blood on the floor’ and a lack of resources behind the reforms will leave courts and judges ‘overwhelmed’ by the extra workload, Master Cook of the Queen’s Bench Division has predicted.”

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Litigation Futures, 5th March 2013

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/qb-master-warns-of-blood-on-the-floor-after-1-april-litigation-futures/feed/ 0 Secret courts: Former top judge Lord Woolf backs government changes – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/secret-courts-former-top-judge-lord-woolf-backs-government-changes-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/secret-courts-former-top-judge-lord-woolf-backs-government-changes-bbc-news/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 09:22:45 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82193 “The former head of the judiciary, Lord Woolf, has thrown his support behind plans to allow more civil courts to examine secret intelligence in private.”

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BBC News, 4th March 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/secret-courts-former-top-judge-lord-woolf-backs-government-changes-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Justice ministry under pressure to curb attacks on family court judges – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/justice-ministry-under-pressure-to-curb-attacks-on-family-court-judges-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/justice-ministry-under-pressure-to-curb-attacks-on-family-court-judges-the-guardian/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:28:01 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82146 “Judges dealing with sensitive issues – including child custody – in the family courts have had hate mail sent to their homes, been physically attacked and been victims of attempted assaults in court buildings, according to information obtained by the Guardian.”

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The Guardian, 27th February 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/justice-ministry-under-pressure-to-curb-attacks-on-family-court-judges-the-guardian/feed/ 1 Attack of the Clones: Supreme Court keeps its white male first eleven – UK Human Rights Blog http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/attack-of-the-clones-supreme-court-keeps-its-white-male-first-eleven-uk-human-rights-blog/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/attack-of-the-clones-supreme-court-keeps-its-white-male-first-eleven-uk-human-rights-blog/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:18:52 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82142 “Baroness Helena Kennedy has argued that judges have a tendency to clone themselves when choosing successors. It is hard to avoid that impression in the Supreme Court, which kept its white male first eleven in place yesterday by appointing three new justices: Lord Justice Hughes, Lord Justice Toulson and Lord Hodge. The sole woman amongst 12 justices of our highest appeal court remains Lady Hale. There are no black or Asian judges, not have there ever been.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 27th February 2013

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/attack-of-the-clones-supreme-court-keeps-its-white-male-first-eleven-uk-human-rights-blog/feed/ 0 Judicial appointments: new boys at the supreme court – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/judicial-appointments-new-boys-at-the-supreme-court-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/judicial-appointments-new-boys-at-the-supreme-court-the-guardian/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 09:49:18 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82135 “Who’s in and who’s out of the top tier of the judiciary? Joshua Rozenberg’s money is on Lady Hale for deputy president.”

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The Guardian, 27th February 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/judicial-appointments-new-boys-at-the-supreme-court-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Three judges appointed to Supreme Court bench – The Lawyer http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/three-judges-appointed-to-supreme-court-bench-the-lawyer/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/three-judges-appointed-to-supreme-court-bench-the-lawyer/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:10:58 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82106 “The Queen has approved the latest appointment to the Supreme Court bench with Lord Justices Toulson and Hughes and Lord Hodge being promoted.”

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The Lawyer, 26th February 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/three-judges-appointed-to-supreme-court-bench-the-lawyer/feed/ 0 Theresa May’s tough immigration rules defied by top judge – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/theresa-mays-tough-immigration-rules-defied-by-top-judge-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/theresa-mays-tough-immigration-rules-defied-by-top-judge-daily-telegraph/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 10:25:32 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82066 “The country’s most senior immigration judge has openly defied the Home Secretary by insisting that Parliament’s attempt to get tough on human rights abuses by foreign criminals is outweighed by the European Court.”

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Daily Telegraph, 23rd February 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/theresa-mays-tough-immigration-rules-defied-by-top-judge-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Equality in the Judiciary – Speech by Lady Hale http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/equality-in-the-judiciary-speech-by-lady-hale/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/equality-in-the-judiciary-speech-by-lady-hale/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:37:37 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82053 Equality in the Judiciary (PDF)

Speech by Lady Hale

Kuttan Menon Memorial Lecture, 21st February 2013

Source: www.supremecourt.gov.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/equality-in-the-judiciary-speech-by-lady-hale/feed/ 0 Neuberger warns against risk of profits before principles in the ABS world – Legal Futures http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/neuberger-warns-against-risk-of-profits-before-principles-in-the-abs-world-legal-futures/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/neuberger-warns-against-risk-of-profits-before-principles-in-the-abs-world-legal-futures/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:02:16 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82043 “The president of the Supreme Court has urged the legal profession not to lose sight of its fundamental principles in the rush for modernisation, warning about the risks of pressure from “hard-nosed businessmen” who may invest in law firms.’

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Legal Futures, 22nd February 2013

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/neuberger-warns-against-risk-of-profits-before-principles-in-the-abs-world-legal-futures/feed/ 0 UK’s most senior female judge calls for more diversity at the top – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/uks-most-senior-female-judge-calls-for-more-diversity-at-the-top-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/uks-most-senior-female-judge-calls-for-more-diversity-at-the-top-the-guardian/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:41:01 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82033 “Positive discrimination may be needed to redress the gender imbalance among senior judges, the only woman in Britain’s highest court has proposed.”

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The Guardian, 21st February 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/uks-most-senior-female-judge-calls-for-more-diversity-at-the-top-the-guardian/feed/ 0 In re L and another (Children) (Preliminary Finding: Power to Reverse) – WLR Daily http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/in-re-l-and-another-children-preliminary-finding-power-to-reverse-wlr-daily/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/in-re-l-and-another-children-preliminary-finding-power-to-reverse-wlr-daily/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 12:04:33 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82028 In re L and another (Children) (Preliminary Finding: Power to Reverse) [2013] UKSC 8; [2013] WLR (D) 69

“Contrary to the practice previously adopted, a judge’s power to reverse his or her decision at any time before the court order had been sealed was not reserved for exceptional circumstances. A carefully considered change of mind by the judge was permisssible in the interests of the overriding objective of dealing with a case justly.”

WLR Daily, 20th February 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/in-re-l-and-another-children-preliminary-finding-power-to-reverse-wlr-daily/feed/ 0 In the matter of L and B (Children) – Supreme Court http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/in-the-matter-of-l-and-b-children/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/in-the-matter-of-l-and-b-children/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:50:06 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82009 In the matter of L and B (Children) [2013] UKSC 8 | UKSC 2012/0263 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 20th February 2013

Source: www.youtube.com/user/UKSupremeCourt

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/in-the-matter-of-l-and-b-children/feed/ 0 Judicial review is increasingly essential, judges warn government – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/judicial-review-is-increasingly-essential-judges-warn-government-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/judicial-review-is-increasingly-essential-judges-warn-government-the-guardian/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 09:48:19 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81875 “Supreme court president and deputy strongly defend access to legal process as fundamental to rule of law.”

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The Guardian, 13th February 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/judicial-review-is-increasingly-essential-judges-warn-government-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Judge who jumped red light ‘wasted court resources’ – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/judge-who-jumped-red-light-wasted-court-resources-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/judge-who-jumped-red-light-wasted-court-resources-daily-telegraph/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 09:35:13 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81852 “[The defendent] was caught racing through a Central London junction at more than double the speed limit but then spent almost a year trying to get the charge thrown out.”

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Daily Telegraph, 12th February 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/judge-who-jumped-red-light-wasted-court-resources-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Judge condemns Salford University for failed libel case against ex-lecturer – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/judge-condemns-salford-university-for-failed-libel-case-against-ex-lecturer-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/judge-condemns-salford-university-for-failed-libel-case-against-ex-lecturer-daily-telegraph/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 09:42:13 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81812 “Salford University, which charges students up to £9,000 a year in tuition fees
and axed 60 posts last year, was accused by a judge of abusing the High Court’s
processes in its actions against Dr Gary Duke.”

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Daily Telegraph, 12th February 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/judge-condemns-salford-university-for-failed-libel-case-against-ex-lecturer-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Victorian child neglect laws in ‘urgent’ need of overhaul, warns Baroness Butler-Sloss – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/victorian-child-neglect-laws-in-urgent-need-of-overhaul-warns-baroness-butler-sloss-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/victorian-child-neglect-laws-in-urgent-need-of-overhaul-warns-baroness-butler-sloss-daily-telegraph/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 10:21:50 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81723 “The current laws on child neglect are not fit for the 21st Century and in ‘urgent’ need of reform, Britain’s most senior authority on family law warns today.”

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Daily Telegraph, 7th February 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Related link: The criminal law and child neglect: an independent analysis and proposal for reform (PDF)

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/victorian-child-neglect-laws-in-urgent-need-of-overhaul-warns-baroness-butler-sloss-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Butler-Sloss condemns advice cuts – Law Society’s Gazette http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/butler-sloss-condemns-advice-cuts-law-societys-gazette/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/butler-sloss-condemns-advice-cuts-law-societys-gazette/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:15:40 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81550 “Removing funding for a service that helps litigants in person on the day wide-ranging legal aid cuts take effect will create ‘absolute disarray’ in the courts, a former head of the family division has warned.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 30th January 2013

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/butler-sloss-condemns-advice-cuts-law-societys-gazette/feed/ 0 Lord chief justice: changes to judiciary ‘eroding something important’ – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/lord-chief-justice-changes-to-judiciary-eroding-something-important-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/lord-chief-justice-changes-to-judiciary-eroding-something-important-the-guardian/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:08:16 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81548 “Constitutional reforms that have taken effect over the past seven years ‘may be eroding something rather important’, the lord chief justice of England and Wales told peers on Wednesday.”

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The Guardian, 30th January 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/lord-chief-justice-changes-to-judiciary-eroding-something-important-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Judge pays thief’s £1 debt to court out of his own pocket – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/judge-pays-thiefs-1-debt-to-court-out-of-his-own-pocket-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/judge-pays-thiefs-1-debt-to-court-out-of-his-own-pocket-daily-telegraph/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 09:32:05 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81543 “A Judge has paid a thief’s £1 debt to the court out of his own pocket because he does not agree with the rules.”

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Daily Telegraph, 31st January 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/judge-pays-thiefs-1-debt-to-court-out-of-his-own-pocket-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Lord Judge ‘troubled’ by court camera plan – Law Society’s Gazette http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/lord-judge-troubled-by-court-camera-plan-law-societys-gazette/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/lord-judge-troubled-by-court-camera-plan-law-societys-gazette/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:34:15 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81537 “The lord chief justice has voiced opposition to the government’s plan to allow the filming of sentencing in the Crown court.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 30th January 2013

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/lord-judge-troubled-by-court-camera-plan-law-societys-gazette/feed/ 0 Keep new police commissioners at arm’s length, magistrates warned – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/keep-new-police-commissioners-at-arms-length-magistrates-warned-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/keep-new-police-commissioners-at-arms-length-magistrates-warned-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 10:49:04 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81102 “A senior judge has warned magistrates to maintain their distance from police and crime commissioners (PCCs), in the latest demonstration of unease about the recently elected new posts.”

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The Guardian, 5th January 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/keep-new-police-commissioners-at-arms-length-magistrates-warned-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Space Airconditiong plc v Guy and another – WLR Daily http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/space-airconditiong-plc-v-guy-and-another-wlr-daily/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/space-airconditiong-plc-v-guy-and-another-wlr-daily/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:52:25 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81044 Space Airconditiong plc v Guy and another: [2012] EWCA Civ 1664; [2012] WLR (D) 384

“Where a judge had been informed by counsel that he had reached his decision by an obvious mistake of fact in his handed down judgment and had admitted it to be so, then, unless there was a very good reason not to do so, the judge had a duty to correct his judgment to put the record right.”

WLR Daily, 14th December 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/space-airconditiong-plc-v-guy-and-another-wlr-daily/feed/ 0 Lord Chief Justice Issues Warning over Jurors – Judiciary of England and Wales http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/lord-chief-justice-issues-warning-over-jurors-judiciary-of-england-and-wales-2/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/lord-chief-justice-issues-warning-over-jurors-judiciary-of-england-and-wales-2/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 10:44:46 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80822 “The Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) heard appeals against conviction and sentence more quickly last year than in previous years according to the Court’s annual report published today (Tuesday 11 December).”

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Judiciary of England and Wales, 11th December 2012

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

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Speech by Lord Justice Leveson

Communications Law Centre, University of Technology Sydney, Australia, 7th December 2012

Source: wwww.judiciary.gov.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/privacy-and-the-internet-speech-by-lord-justice-leveson/feed/ 0 Prison sentences: How do judges decide them? – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/prison-sentences-how-do-judges-decide-them-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/prison-sentences-how-do-judges-decide-them-bbc-news/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:58:00 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80757 “Changes are in the pipeline for the sentencing of sex offenders. But what principles govern how long a criminal is jailed for?”

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BBC News, 6th December 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/prison-sentences-how-do-judges-decide-them-bbc-news/feed/ 0 High Court judge warned to keep a ‘lower profile’ after speaking out for marriage – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/high-court-judge-warned-to-keep-a-lower-profile-after-speaking-out-for-marriage-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/high-court-judge-warned-to-keep-a-lower-profile-after-speaking-out-for-marriage-daily-telegraph/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 10:23:01 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80722 “A High Court judge has been warned to keep a ‘lower profile’ after speaking out in favour of marriage, after a complaint his view was “incompatible” with his responsibilities.”

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Daily Telegraph, 5th December 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/high-court-judge-warned-to-keep-a-lower-profile-after-speaking-out-for-marriage-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Crown court judge reprimanded for telling burglar he had ‘courage’ – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/crown-court-judge-reprimanded-for-telling-burglar-he-had-courage-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/crown-court-judge-reprimanded-for-telling-burglar-he-had-courage-the-guardian/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 18:10:00 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80716 “A crown court judge who said that burglars needed ‘a huge amount of courage’ has been formally reprimanded by the Office for Judicial Complaints.”

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The Guardian, 4th December 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/crown-court-judge-reprimanded-for-telling-burglar-he-had-courage-the-guardian/feed/ 0 The Modernisation of Family Justice: An Interview with Mr Justice Ryder – Family Law Week http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/the-modernisation-of-family-justice-an-interview-with-mr-justice-ryder-family-law-week/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/the-modernisation-of-family-justice-an-interview-with-mr-justice-ryder-family-law-week/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2012 10:25:56 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80635 “Mr Justice Ryder is interviewed by Zimran Samuel, barrister, of 9 St John Street Chambers about the modernisation of the family justice system.”

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Family Law Week, 29th November 2012

Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk

 

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/the-modernisation-of-family-justice-an-interview-with-mr-justice-ryder-family-law-week/feed/ 0 Judge attacks ‘genius’ prosecutors after householder confronts yobs with knife – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/judge-attacks-genius-prosecutors-after-householder-confronts-yobs-with-knife-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/judge-attacks-genius-prosecutors-after-householder-confronts-yobs-with-knife-daily-telegraph/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:11:47 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80602 “A senior judge demanded to know which ‘genius’ decided to charge a householder for holding knife while protecting his home despite none of the armed yobs being arrested.”

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Daily Telegraph, 28th November 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/judge-attacks-genius-prosecutors-after-householder-confronts-yobs-with-knife-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Lord Chief Justice to step down – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/lord-chief-justice-to-step-down-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/lord-chief-justice-to-step-down-the-independent/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:09:50 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80404 “Lord Chief Justice Lord Judge is to retire as head of the judiciary next year, the Judicial Office said.”

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The Independent, 21st November 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/lord-chief-justice-to-step-down-the-independent/feed/ 0 Judges ruling on whole-life case – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/judges-ruling-on-whole-life-case-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/judges-ruling-on-whole-life-case-bbc-news/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2012 10:13:20 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80390 “Five leading judges are to rule on appeals by four convicted criminals against their whole-life tariffs.”

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BBC News, 21st November 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/judges-ruling-on-whole-life-case-bbc-news/feed/ 1 Proportionality: the way ahead? – Speech by The Rt. Hon. Lady Justice Arden DBE http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/proportionality-the-way-ahead-speech-by-the-rt-hon-lady-justice-arden-dbe/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/proportionality-the-way-ahead-speech-by-the-rt-hon-lady-justice-arden-dbe/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 11:22:25 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80268 Proportionality: the way ahead? (PDF)

Speech by The Rt. Hon. Lady Justice Arden DBE

United Kingdom Association of European Law Annual Address, 12th November 2012

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/proportionality-the-way-ahead-speech-by-the-rt-hon-lady-justice-arden-dbe/feed/ 0 Senior judge attacks meritless immigration challenges – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/senior-judge-attacks-meritless-immigration-challenges-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/senior-judge-attacks-meritless-immigration-challenges-daily-telegraph/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 09:44:09 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80257 “Immigration lawyers who lodge last minute meritless legal challenges against removals are an ‘intolerable waste of public money’ and will be name and shamed, one of the country’s most senior judges has warned.”

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Daily Telegraph, 14th November 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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Keynote address by the Senior Presiding Judge

Bond Solon Conference on Expert Witnesses, 9th November 2012

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

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Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, President of the Supreme Court

The Bar Council’s Disability Conference, 31st October 2012

Source: www.supremecourt.gov.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/keynote-address-lord-neuberger-of-abbotsbury-president-of-the-supreme-court/feed/ 0 The 21st Century Coroner – UK Human Rights Blog http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/the-21st-century-coroner-uk-human-rights-blog/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/the-21st-century-coroner-uk-human-rights-blog/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 10:07:59 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=79981 “The Coroners and Justice Act 2009 has created the office of Chief Coroner, plucked at the very last minute from the Coalition’s ‘bonfire of the quangos’. On Friday, the first Chief Coroner, His Honour Judge Peter Thornton QC, delivered The Howard League for Penal Reform’s 2012 Parmoor Lecture.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 31st October 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

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