“The Justice Secretary Ken Clarke has announced that the ban on broadcasting in courts is to be lifted. Broadcasting will initially be allowed from the Court of Appeal, and the Government will ‘look to expand’ to the Crown Court later. All changes ‘will be worked out in close consultation with the judiciary’.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 7th September 2011
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Some judges fear that the presence of cameras in court rooms might encourage their colleagues to put on a performance.”
The Guardian, 6th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A new two-day course will help lawyers decide if they have it in them to become judges.”
The Guardian, 19th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government’s former terror adviser has intervened in the row over the sentencing of people who took part in last week’s riots, accusing ministers of appearing to ‘steer’ the courts into handing down the more stringent sentences.”
The Guardian, 17th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Judges and magistrates have been warned not to dispense ‘rushed justice’ after courts sat through the night to deal with hundreds of defendants charged after four days of rioting and looting in England.”
The Guardian, 12th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The use and scope of privacy injunctions will be formally monitored from today (1 August) under a pilot scheme launched by the Master of the Rolls, Lord Neuberger.”
Legal Week, 1st August 2011
Source: www.legalweek.com
“Judges will be able to veto moves to discover the true scale of injunctions and secret court orders despite a bid for more transparency.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd August 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Lord Mayor’s dinner for HM Judges, Speech by The Lord Judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, 15/07/2011.”
Judiciary of England and wales, 15th July 2011
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“Allegations of all kinds were up by a fifth last year signalling the public and court users are increasingly frustrated with the judiciary. A total of 456 complaints about allegedly inappropriate behaviour or comments by a judge or magistrate were made in 2010/11, according to the Officer for Judicial Complaints.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Too many women leave the law before they qualify for judicial appointment. The inflexible work culture must be changed.”
The Guardian, 7th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“This review by the Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses raises issues that need debating, especially in the light of recent cases. The judiciary will give this report close attention alongside the draft Directive on victims issued by the Commission in May which they are already considering carefully.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 6th July 2011
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“There are many mysterious features of the legal world that baffle clients.
But there is perhaps none quite so surprising as when they discover that the judge about to hear their case has little experience in the field of law with which their case is concerned.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th July 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Giving politicians a role in selecting judges would deliver a more diverse and representative judiciary, the House of Lords has been told.”
The Guardian, 6th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“As judges find themselves increasingly under attack from the current and previous governments, the rightwing press and liberals concerned about the lack of diversity in the judiciary, a House of Lords committee is looking at judicial appointments, including whether there should be US-style parliamentary confirmation hearings to increase judicial accountability.”
The Guardian, 6th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Should parliament scrutinise judicial appointments? That’s one of the questions to be examined by the House of Lords constitution committee as part of an inquiry it launched a couple of weeks ago. Anyone can submit evidence within the next month, so here goes.”
The Guardian, 1st June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The low number of women judges in Wales is due to a ‘lack of role models’, according to a Welsh tribunal judge.”
BBC News, 27th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The predominance of white men on court benches and calls for parliament to hold US-style confirmation hearings into the appointment of senior judges are to be investigated by peers.”
The Guardian, 13th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Judges are to be consulted about how cameras could be allowed into courtrooms to televise trials, the Ministry of Justice has revealed. Confirmation that officials have put the issue back on the political agenda comes as the Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer, calls for greater openness and transparency in the justice system.”
The Guardian, 11th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Government and other members of the Judicial Diversity Taskforce today [9 May] re-emphasised their commitment to a more diverse and representative judiciary.”
Ministry of Justice, 9th May 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Judges should be drawn from across our communities. We are trying hard to achieve that, but could do better.”
The Guardian, 9th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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