“Positive discrimination may be needed to redress the gender imbalance among senior judges, the only woman in Britain’s highest court has proposed.”
The Guardian, 21st February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) should be replaced with a new body that can hold the police to account when something goes wrong, says the former Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Lord Stevens.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th February 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Judges have been given figures showing how much they will lose when their tax-free pension allowances are cut in line with government reforms of public sector pay.”
The Guardian, 6th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“City law firms are exploring ways to remove barriers that prevent students from lower-income backgrounds pursuing a career in law.”
The Guardian, 5th January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A quarter of the lawyers recommended as deputy district judges (magistrates’ courts) in the most recent round of appointments were black, Asian and minority ethnic (BME), statistics released by the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) this week reveal.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th December 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Former lord chancellor admits reformed system does not allow talented women and ethnic minorities to be sought out.”
The Guardian, 4th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judge for Yourself (PDF)
Speech by The Lord Chief Justice
Judge for Yourself event, 22nd November 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“If talking publicly about judicial diversity really is ‘the fastest way to make enemies’ then Lord Sumption’s decision to deliver some ‘home truths’ on the topic last week was a brave one. It was also welcome. As anyone who has looked hard at judicial diversity over the past few years knows, a representative bench is much further away than the received wisdom suggests.”
The Guardian, 20th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Home Truths about Judicial Diversity (PDF)
Speech by the Rt. Hon. Lord Sumption
Bar Council Law Reform Lecture, 15th Novemeber 2012
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“Positive discrimination is the only thing likely to significantly accelerate the rate of progress towards a more diverse judiciary, a Supreme Court judge has suggested.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 17th November 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“It’ll all be over by Christmas: that’s what the coalition promised when it established the Commission on a Bill of Rights to, among other things:
‘… investigate the creation of a UK Bill of Rights that incorporates and builds on all our obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights, ensures that these rights continue to be enshrined in UK law, and protects and extends our liberties.'”
UK Human Rights Blog, 19th September 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“The United Kingdom’s record of slowly improving judicial diversity has been dealt a severe blow by a comparative European report revealing that only Azerbaijan and Armenia employ fewer female professional judges. Despite what the study describes as a gradual ‘feminisation of the judiciary resulting in a near gender equality’ across the continent and its eastern borders, only 23% of judges in England and Wales and 21% of judges in Scotland are women.”
The Guardian, 20th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Legal aid in England and Wales is five times as generous as the average in Europe, figures show.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th September 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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