‘Cases are taking up to 19 months to reach trial in the court of appeal because of increasing courtroom backlogs, according to the judge in charge of introducing online justice.’
The Guardian, 7th March
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A claim against Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), including allegations of rigging the LIBOR rate, has been transferred to the new Financial List even though the move means bringing in a new judge.’
Litigation Futures, 1st March 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Two brothers have been remanded in custody after a judge ordered them back to court over abusive Facebook messages posted shortly after they were handed suspended prison terms.’
Guardian, 16 February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Anna Midgley – regarded as a tough and forensic advocate – has become Britain’s youngest criminal judge and is shortly to hear her first case.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th February 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A judge who wrongly questioned the status of a solicitor after doing his own research on the Law Society’s website, has been criticised by the Court of Appeal.’
Legal Futures, 5th February 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Schools and policymakers have a responsibility to address the lack of diversity in the judiciary to better reflect society as a whole, a top judge has said. The UK’s “white, middle-class, middle-aged, male” courtrooms do not represent the diverse communities they are supposed to serve, Judge Wendy Joseph QC said, emphasising her strong desire for “change”.’
The Independent, 4th February 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A hundred judges and magistrates have received written threats connected to cases they presided over during the past five years, the Ministry of Justice has revealed.’
The Guardian, 1st February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The ‘financial list’ launched by the High Court in October last year for claims linked to the financial markets and worth over £50m is “operating well”, Mr Justice Blair has said.’
Litigation Futures, 27th January 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Judges should be able to opt out of assessing advocates under the Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates (QASA) if they believe it would be unfair, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has said.’
Legal Futures, 26th January 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Exclusive: Metropolitan Police’s handling of aborted child sex abuse case challenged as key abuse witness reveals police informant “stole” details.’
Daily Telegraph, 24th January 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Civil justice is unaffordable for most people, more people are being forced to represent themselves, and judges – whose pensions have been cut – feel underappreciated, according to the lord chief justice.’
The Guardian, 13th January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A family court judge has come under fire after refusing to name a council that violated a man’s parental rights by taking his four-year-old daughter into care without a proper investigation.’
The Guardian, 10th January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘While it is ‘fun’ to malign fellow lawmakers in judgements, it undermines confidence in the courts, Lord Neuberger says.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th December 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The judicial system should be “more ready to accommodate academics” who were “more notable for their quality than for their quantity”, Lord Neuberger has said.’
Litigation Futures, 9th December 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Judges will have to learn how to use artificial intelligence (AI), the president of the Supreme Court has said, but there is “little point” in them worrying about the possibility of being replaced by it.’
Litigation Futures, 30th November 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Birmingham judge bemoans sentencing powers that leave him unable to impose a ‘sentence that is deserved’ in case of ‘deadly’ drink-driver.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st December 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Dermot Feenan explores the topic of judicial tears.’
New Law Journal, 26th November 2015
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
‘The courts should embrace IT and the internet in ways that improve access to justice and make scarce resources go further, if the values embodied in Magna Carta are to be realised, according to a senior judge.’
Litigation Futures, 17th November 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The Rt Hon Sir Ernest Ryder gave a speech “In the Shadow of Magna Carta” in Washington DC on 13 November 2015.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 13th November 2015
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
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