‘The alleged bias of the chief magistrate, Emma Arbuthnot, in permitting Uber to operate in London has been raised in a courtroom challenge.’
The Guardian, 13th February 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A High Court judge has “expressed remorse” after falling asleep during a hearing.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th February 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A circuit judge was wrong not to make an unless order against a claimant who failed to pay the costs of a preliminary hearing, the High Court has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 5th January 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A high court judge has used Twitter to urge a woman who disappeared with her three-year-old son six months ago to return home.’
The Guardian, 2nd February 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Limits on how early or late lawyers can email each may be needed to avoid burn-out given the “remorseless” pressure the system is under, the president of the Family Division has suggested.’
Legal Futures, 25th January 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A Court of Appeal judge has rejected the argument – pressed by a former Lord Chief Justice – that the growth of arbitration to resolve commercial disputes has retarded the development of the common law.’
Litigation Futures, 22nd January 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Speech by the Right Honourable Lady Justice Rafferty to the Criminal Law Review Conference.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 12th December 2018
Source: www.judiciary.gov
‘The case concerns discrimination against part-time judges in the calculation of pensions. The issue is whether periods of service as a part-time judge prior the coming into effect of Part Time Workers Directive (97/81/EC) should be taken into account in calculating the amount of pension to be paid upon retirement.’
Cloisters, 7th November 2018
Source: www.cloisters.com
‘A Family Court judge has condemned a council’s care for two young women as “woeful” and said he was “appalled” by failures of social workers and managers.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th December 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Two former Tesco executives accused of masterminding a fraud that triggered the biggest financial crisis in the supermarket chain’s 100-year history have been cleared after the judge threw out the case stating the prosecution case was “so weak” it should not be before a jury.’
The Guardian, 6th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A ban on paying surrogate mothers should be lifted, the former head of the family court, has said.’
Daily Telegraph, 2nd December 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Courts in England and Wales are suffering from decades of neglect and need an injection of hundreds of millions of pounds for repairs, the lord chief justice has told MPs.’
The Guardian, 20th November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Criminals may be escaping conviction because of a lack of resources for forensic investigations, the Lord Chief Justice warned yesterday.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th November 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Speech by Sir Ernest Ryder, Senior President of Tribunals: Diversity and Judgecraft.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 14th November 2018
Source: www.judiciary.gov
‘A High Court judge has strongly criticised a City partner who gave a journalist a copy of a witness statement made in support of an application for pre-action disclosure.’
Litigation Futures, 13th November 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Claire Gilham wants judges to have legal protections for disclosures in public interest.’
The Guardian, 12th November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Defendants in a professional negligence claim who rejected the chance to settle costs have been left nursing a bill at least three times higher than it might have been.’
Law Society's Gazette, 2nd November 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The president of the Supreme Court has urged lawyers acting pro bono to remember to apply for pro bono costs orders in any case where costs would normally be awarded.’
Litigation Futures, November 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
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