‘One of Britain’s most senior judges has launched a withering attack on cuts to legal aid after a couple with learning disabilities was not provided with a lawyer to fight the forced adoption of their two-year-old son.’
The Independent, 31st October 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A senior family court judge has condemned the injustice of the newly pared-back legal aid system after an illiterate mother of four, with poor sight and hearing, was forced to represent herself in a court hearing over the custody of her children.’
The Guardian, 2nd November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Intelligence Services Commissioner, Sir Mark Waller, gives Law In Action his first broadcast interview.
Sir Mark, a retired judge, is charged with judicial oversight of, among other organisations, MI5, MI6 and GCHQ.’
BBC Law in Action,
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Applications for adjournments of costs assessment until the Supreme Court’s decision in Coventry v Lawrence are rightly being given “short shrift”, the Senior Costs Judge has said.’
Litigation Futures, 30th October 2014
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Is the question of anything more than historical interest? The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 precluded judicial peers from contributing to parliamentary debate from 1 October 2009. Many of the Law Lords were opposed to the change, and many judges are at least nostalgic for the past arrangements. The current Lord Chief Justice (LCJ) of England and Wales, Lord Thomas, and his immediate predecessor, Lord Judge, have both publicly regretted the fact that they cannot speak in Parliament on matters of importance to the judiciary. To the extent that the outlook of judges today is shaped partly by the feeling that they have lost a valuable platform, the issue is worth exploring. In fact judges were very infrequent contributors to parliamentary debate. Whilst past Lord Chief Justices – and other judicial peers – may have occasionally used the chamber of the Lords as a platform for articulating judicial viewpoints, all things considered they did so rarely.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 28th October 2014
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘A recently retired High Court judge has said he thinks government cuts to the legal system have gone too far.’
BBC News, 22nd October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Lord Justice Jackson has joined two other Court of Appeal judges in ruling that publication of a book detailing a father’s sexual abuse at school could amount to deliberately causing psychological harm to his son under the principles set out in an “obscure tort”.’
Litigation Futures, 14th October 2014
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘From euthanasia to high-speed rail, the highest in the land has an almost limitless remit.’
The Independent, 12th October 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Denying individuals legal aid for complex Court of Protection cases is a false economy, a High Court judge has warned.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th October 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Lord Justice Jackson has urged the government to press ahead with introducing fixed costs in non-personal injury fast-track cases, and for work to begin on fixed costs for matters at the lower end of the multi-track.’
Litigation Futures, 2nd October 2014
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Master Gordon-Saker, who replaced Peter Hurst as Senior Costs Judge yesterday, has used his first public speech in the role to launch a strongly-worded attack on the lack of training for judges in costs budgeting.’
Litigation Futures, 2nd October 2014
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Lord Judge claims that European Court of Human Rights is “a dramatic and unconstitutional extension of judicial authority.” ‘
Daily Telegraph, 1st October 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Sarah E Green, solicitor at TLT, reviews Ian McEwan’s latest novel which concerns a High Court judge in the Family Division.’
Family Law week, 25th September 2014
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘David Calvert-Smith leads a parole board confronted by an unprecedented backlog of hearings and little option but to keep inmates waiting in overcrowded prisons.’
The Guardian, 24th September 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Mr Justice Mostyn said women who begin new relationships soon after their marriage break-up risk harming their divorce settlement.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd September 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Speech by Lord Justice Gross: RAF Legal Services Conference (PDF)
RAF Legal Services Conference, 18th September 2014
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
‘A career judiciary with fast-track promotion to higher courts may be required to overcome lack of diversity on the bench, the UK’s most senior judge has suggested.’
The Guardian, 17th September 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Judge Anthony Morris QC had urged prosecutors to pull the sex assault case before the trial had even begun because of lack of evidence.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th September 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
The High Court is at odds over the relationship between budgeting and indemnity costs, after one judge expressly disagreed with the view of another that the costs management order (CMO) should also be the starting point for an assessment of indemnity costs.
Litigation Futures, 1st September 2014
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A former judge has claimed rape conviction statistics will not improve until women “stop getting so drunk”.’
The Independent, 26th August 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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