Judge Gerald Price QC resigns following sex claim – BBC News
“A senior circuit judge has resigned after claims about his private life.”
BBC News, 12th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: judges
Munby calls for more openness in family courts – Law Society’s Gazette
“Legislation intended to open up the family courts is a ‘lost opportunity’ that will fail to bring about the openness needed to improve confidence in family proceedings, a leading judge has said.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 6th July 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Results of Cherie Blair inquiry ‘were covered up’ – The Independent
“The body which investigates complaints against judges has been accused of covering up the full extent of an investigation into Cherie Blair over her decision to hand down a lenient sentence to a convicted man because he was ‘a religious person’.”
The Independent, 21st June 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Lord Saville — an outstanding legal mind defined by Bloody Sunday inquiry –
“It is an irony of the Bloody Sunday inquiry that the most expensive and long judicial investigation in history was chaired by a judge chosen for his efficiency.”
The Times, 14th June 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Human Rights Act helps fight terrorism says head of Supreme Court – The Guardian
“The head of Britain’s highest court defends the Human Rights Act and responds to accusations that the act is hampering the fight against terrorism.”
The Guardian, 10th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Cherie Blair cleared over court comment complaints – The Independent
“Cherie Blair will not be disciplined after she was cleared over comments she made while sparing a violent offender jail.”
The Independent, 10th June 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Judge told off for migrant remarks – BBC News
“A judge who described UK immigration policy as ‘completely lax’ has been disciplined for making inappropriate remarks during a court sentencing.”
BBC News, 18th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Magistrate defends ‘scum’ description of teenage vandals – The Guardian
“A magistrate who is facing disciplinary action after describing two teenage vandals as ‘absolute scum’ insisted today he had used ‘appropriate’ language.”
The Guardian, 18th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judge replaced in Chelsea barracks case – Daily Telegraph
“The case has caused a stir because correspondence from the Prince of Wales will be used as evidence, in what has become a row over the most expensive piece of land in Britain and an argument between modernist and traditional architects.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th May 2010
Sourc: www.telegraph.co.uk
Media judges in the spotlight as Eady J’s future is thrown into doubt – The Lawyer
“Media law has become an intensely controversial area and the demand for reform is growing, with editors and politicians attempting to influence the debate.”
The Lawyer, 3rd May 2010
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Judge’s warning over Europe’s legal power – The Independent
“British courts must have the final say over European human rights law, the country’s most senior judge has warned.”
The Independent, 2nd April 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
The Rule of Law by Tom Bingham – The Guardian
“Stephen Sedley finds the insights of a senior law lord clear and compelling.”
The Guardian, 20th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Complaint after Cherie Booth spares religious man jail – BBC News
“A secularist group has lodged an official complaint against Cherie Booth QC after she spared a man from prison because he was religious.”
BBC News, 4th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The Big Question: Do juryless trials risk obscuring the transparency of justice? – The Independent
“Why are we asking this now?
This week Britain’s first crown court criminal trial to take place without a jury in more than 400 years started at the Royal Courts of Justice. The case, involving four men accused of a £1.75m armed robbery, is being heard by a judge, sitting alone, who will decide upon the men’s guilt or otherwise.”
The Independent, 14th January 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Judge in Max Mosley trial hits back at criticism over privacy cases – The Guardian
“The high court judge at the centre of a string of controversial privacy cases, including one involving the motor racing chief Max Mosley, spoke out against his critics today, claiming he had been subjected to ‘personal abuse’ by parts of the media.”
The Guardian, 2nd December 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lord Chief Justice – BBC Law in Action
“Law in Action speaks to Lord Igor Judge, who gives his first interview since taking up the post last year.”
BBC Law in Action, 27th October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge slams use of partner instead of wife – Daily Telegraph
“Old fashioned chivalry or just old fashioned? A judge has taken the extraordinary step of disrupting a court case to express his exasperation at the modern use of the word partner in place of wife.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd October 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
How our senior libel judge stamps on free speech – all over the world – The Guardian
“Mr Justice Eady’s rulings amplify the democratic world’s most illiberal laws – enabled by 12 years of utterly feeble leadership.”
The Guardian, 19th October 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Child rapist assaults five-year-old eight days after being freed by judge – Daily Telegraph
“A Judge is being investigated after he freed a child rapist who kidnapped and assaulted a five-year-old just eight days later.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th October 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Drink-drive charge judge resigns – BBC News
“A judge who was arrested for allegedly being drunk in charge of a car while on bail for a similar offence has resigned, the Ministry of Justice said.”
BBC News, 23rd September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
