“Do Judges use Gavels?”: The Modern Judge in Myth and Reality (PDF)
Lord Carnwath of Notting Hill JSC
Judicial College, 16th January 2013
Source: www.supremecourt.gov.uk
“A guide for self-represented litigants making applications to the Interim Applications Court of the Queen’s Bench Division of the High Court has been published by the judiciary today (Friday 11 January).”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 11th January 2013
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“A senior judge has warned magistrates to maintain their distance from police and crime commissioners (PCCs), in the latest demonstration of unease about the recently elected new posts.”
The Guardian, 5th January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Secret court hearings could be used when the families of soldiers who die as a result of Ministry of Defence failures pursue compensation claims, the minister responsible for the justice and security bill has admitted.”
The Guardian, 18th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“OPINION: A seemingly attractive plan to make judges responsible for predicting the cost of court action is not the best way to encourage the accurate prediction of costs, but it is better than nothing.”
OUT-LAW.com, 17th December 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“The former president of the Supreme Court, Lord Phillips, will challenge the right of the government to appoint the court’s chief executive in a proposed amendment to the Crime and Courts Bill this week.”
The Lawyer, 17th December 2012
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“The government is facing a clash with some of the country’s most senior judges who will this week attempt to force ministers to relinquish control of the running of the supreme court.”
The Guardian, 16th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government could be preparing to back down over whether judges or ministers should have the final say on legal evidence being heard in secret.”
The Guardian, 11th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A quarter of the lawyers recommended as deputy district judges (magistrates’ courts) in the most recent round of appointments were black, Asian and minority ethnic (BME), statistics released by the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) this week reveal.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th December 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Legal Academics: Forgotten Players or Interlopers? (PDF)
The Hon. Mr Justice Beatson
Inner Temple Reader’s Lecture Series, November 2012
Source: www.innertemple.org.uk
“Former lord chancellor admits reformed system does not allow talented women and ethnic minorities to be sought out.”
The Guardian, 4th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A crown court judge who said that burglars needed ‘a huge amount of courage’ has been formally reprimanded by the Office for Judicial Complaints.”
The Guardian, 4th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judge for Yourself (PDF)
Speech by The Lord Chief Justice
Judge for Yourself event, 22nd November 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“” It is a pleasure to be here this evening to deliver the LCLCBA’s annual lecture. It is some time now since I was the chairman of the Association and I am glad to see that under the chairmanship of Michael Kent QC it continues to go from strength to strength. The role played in the development of the profession, and the interests of their members, of specialist Bar Associations, such as the LCLCBA is of immense importance and will continue to be so. I should emphasise that the views I express are my own; I do not purport to speak for the judiciary more generally…”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 22nd November 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“Lord Chief Justice Lord Judge is to retire as head of the judiciary next year, the Judicial Office said.”
The Independent, 21st November 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“If talking publicly about judicial diversity really is ‘the fastest way to make enemies’ then Lord Sumption’s decision to deliver some ‘home truths’ on the topic last week was a brave one. It was also welcome. As anyone who has looked hard at judicial diversity over the past few years knows, a representative bench is much further away than the received wisdom suggests.”
The Guardian, 20th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Black Holes in the Legal Cosmos – A Hitchhiker’s Guide (PDF)
Speech by Mr Justice Foskett
King’s College London Law Alumni Autumn Lecture, 15th November 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Home Truths about Judicial Diversity (PDF)
Speech by the Rt. Hon. Lord Sumption
Bar Council Law Reform Lecture, 15th Novemeber 2012
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“Positive discrimination is the only thing likely to significantly accelerate the rate of progress towards a more diverse judiciary, a Supreme Court judge has suggested.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 17th November 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
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