Lord Judge signs off with attack on ‘ambush’ advocate – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted October 2nd, 2013 in appeals, barristers, defence, judges, judgments, news, professional conduct, terrorism by tracey

“In his final court of appeal judgment as lord chief justice, Lord Judge has attacked the conduct of a defence advocate who likened the judge in a terrorist trial to a dishonest seller of worthless goods.”

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Law Society’s Gazette. 30th September 2013

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Lord Justice Leveson promoted to third top judge – BBC News

Posted September 26th, 2013 in judges, news by sally

“Lord Justice Leveson, the man behind the report into the future of press regulation, has been made the third most senior judge in England and Wales.”

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BBC News, 26th September 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Top judge calls for more Court of Protection cases to be made public – The Independent

Posted September 20th, 2013 in Court of Protection, judges, news, reporting restrictions by sally

“A leading judge has called for more cases in the Court of Protection to be made public.”

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The Independent, 19th September 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

What Are Care Proceedings For? – Lady Hale

Posted September 19th, 2013 in care orders, children, families, judges, news, parental rights, proportionality, speeches by sally

What Are Care Proceedings For? (PDF)

Zenith Chambers Munkman Lecture, 16th September 2013

Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk

Address to the National Bench Chairmen’s Forum Conference: “A Review of the Year” – Lord Justice Gross, Senior Presiding Judge

Posted September 17th, 2013 in judges, magistrates, news, speeches by sally

Address to the National Bench Chairmen’s Forum Conference: “A Review of the Year” (PDF)

Lord Justice Gross, Senior Presiding Judge

National Bench Chairman’s Forum Conference, 11th September 2013

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Master more than halves £1m budget – Litigation Futures

Posted September 12th, 2013 in budgets, costs, damages, fees, judges, news by tracey

“A High Court master last week more than halved a proposed budget in a quantum-only cerebral palsey case, it has emerged. Leading costs lawyer Matthew Harman told this week’s PI Futures seminar in Manchester that the master also refused to hear any argument on hourly rates.”

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Litigation Futures, 12th September 2013

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

UK judge defends ‘demonised’ Strasbourg court – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted September 6th, 2013 in courts, human rights, judges, news, speeches by tracey

“Sir Nicolas Bratza, until last year president of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, said that although the court has been ‘demonised in the popular press and elsewhere as the elephant in the room, a kangaroo court and a Mickey Mouse tribunal’, the work of UK courts in applying the ECHR has been ‘exemplary.’ ”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 5th September 2013

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

CA: judge should have recused himself from hearing wasted costs application – Litigation Futures

“The Court of Appeal has taken the highly unusual step of ruling that a judge should have recused himself from hearing a wasted costs order against a party’s solicitors given the comments he made about them in his substantive judgment.”

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Litigation Futures, 27th August 2013

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

Valedictory addresses for Lord Judge, Lord Chief Justice – Judiciary of England and Wales

Posted August 16th, 2013 in judges, speeches by tracey

“Valedictory addresses for Lord Judge, Lord Chief Justice.”

Valedictory addresses

Judiciary Of England and Wales, 15th August 2013

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Top judge rejects calls for specialist sex crime courts – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 7th, 2013 in child abuse, courts, cross-examination, judges, news, sexual offences, victims, witnesses by sally

“The most senior judge in England and Wales has rejected calls for specialist courts to deal with child sex abuse cases.”

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Daily Telegraph, 7th August 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

McGraddie (Appellant) v McGraddie (AP) and another (AP) (Respondents) (Scotland) – Supreme Court

Posted August 2nd, 2013 in appeals, evidence, judges, law reports, Scotland, Supreme Court by sally

McGraddie (Appellant) v McGraddie (AP) and another (AP) (Respondents) (Scotland) 2013] UKSC 58 | UKSC 2012/0112 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 31st July 2013

Source: www.youtube.com/user/UKSupremeCourt

Valedictory address by Lord Dyson for Lord Judge: Retirement of the Lord Chief Justice – Lord Dyson, Master of the Rolls

Posted August 2nd, 2013 in judges, news, speeches by sally

Valedictory address by Lord Dyson for Lord Judge: Retirement of the Lord Chief Justice (PDF)

Speech by Lord Dyson, Master of the Rolls

Judiciary of England and Wales, 30th July 2013

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

McGraddie v McGraddie and another – WLR Daily

Posted August 1st, 2013 in appeals, evidence, judges, law reports, Scotland, Supreme Court by sally

McGraddie v McGraddie and another [2013] UKSC 58; [2013] WLR (D) 323

“An appellate court should not interfere with the trial judge’s conclusions on primary facts unless it was satisfied that he was plainly wrong.”

WLR Daily, 31st July 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Retired appeal judge slams ‘substandard’ aid cuts – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted July 29th, 2013 in budgets, consultations, judges, judicial review, legal aid, news by sally

“Government proposals to restrict legal aid for judicial review will turn the clock back 50 years and perpetrate ‘significant and damaging injustice’, a retired Court of Appeal judge has warned.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 29th July 2013

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

The courts will not be privatised but reform is needed, Lord Chancellor and top judges declare – Litigation Futures

Posted July 26th, 2013 in courts, judges, news by sally

“The courts will not be privatised, but ways to generate more income and capital for investment are under review – as are ‘difficult decisions’ about court fees, it emerged yesterday.”

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Litigation Futures, 26th July 2013

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Judge: couple’s £850,000 divorce is financial suicide – The Guardian

Posted July 26th, 2013 in costs, divorce, judges, news by sally

“A high court judge has said a couple have committed ‘financial suicide’ by spending £850,000 on legal bills during their divorce.”

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The Guardian, 25th July 2013

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DPP to meet judge following prosecution ‘farce’ in murder trial – Law Society’s Gazette

“Keir Starmer, the director of public prosecutions (DPP), is to meet Richard Griffith-Jones, the judge who made a scathing attack on the Crown Prosecution Service after a murder trial descended into farce last month.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 19th July 2013

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Sir John Thomas named as next lord chief justice – The Guardian

Posted July 17th, 2013 in judges, judicial appointments commission, judiciary, news by sally

“Sir John Thomas, president of the queen’s bench division, is to become the next lord chief justice of England and Wales, Downing Street has confirmed.”

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The Guardian, 16th July 2013

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Lady Hale gives the Alison Weatherfield Memorial Lecture at the Employment Lawyers Association – Supreme Court

Lady Hale gives the Alison Weatherfield Memorial Lecture at the Employment Lawyers Association (PDF)

Supreme Court, 10th July 2013

Source: www.supremecourt.gov.uk

Choice of Sir John Thomas as lord chief justice sees tradition prevail – The Guardian

Posted July 16th, 2013 in judges, judicial appointments commission, judiciary, news, women by sally

“Non-selection of Lady Justice Hallett shows panel was not swayed by idea that it would be good to have a woman at the top.”

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The Guardian, 15th July 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk