Judicial appointments review reports back – Ministry of Justice
“A review of the judicial appointments process and related arms-length bodies has made initial recommendations.”
Ministry of Justice, 10th November 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Category: judiciary
Kenneth Clarke and Lord Judge: a plain-speaking verdict on life after cuts – The Guardian
“Lord chancellor and lord chief justice share a talent for bluntness, but who is the most realistic about how the deficit will affect the legal system?”
The Guardian, 28th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Chancery Lane calls for appraisal system for family judges – Law Society’s Gazette
“An appraisal system should be introduced for family judges, so that they can hear feedback on their performance and to reassure the public about the quality of the judiciary, the Law Society has suggested.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th October 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Judges are resigned to jurors researching their trials online – The Guardian
“Judges are ‘giving up’ trying to stop juries using Google, Facebook and Twitter to access potentially false and prejudicial information about defendants, Sir Ken Macdonald, the former director of public prosecutions, has warned.”
The Guardian, 4th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Unified judiciary plan – Law Society’s Gazette
“Justice secretary Ken Clarke has outlined plans to create a unified judiciary under the leadership of the lord chief justice. The proposal would see the statutory powers of the senior president of the tribunals transferred to the LCJ and the creation of a new head of tribunals justice.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 23rd September 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Kenneth Clarke announces plans for unified judiciary – Ministry of Justice
“The Lord Chancellor Kenneth Clarke has outlined plans to create a unified judiciary in England and Wales under the overall leadership of the Lord Chief Justice. Work is already well under way to create a new single unified organisation bringing together Her Majesty’s Court Service and the Tribunals Service, after the plan was announced in March.”
Minsitry of Justice, 16th September 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
System for appointing judges ‘undermining international courts’ – The Guardian
“A ‘toxic’ system for appointing the world’s most senior judges is fundamentally undermining the legitimacy of international courts, a new study claims.”
The Guardian, 8th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Family judges alarmed over legal aid tender – Law Society’s Gazette
“The head of the family courts has warned the Legal Services Commission that he has been ‘inundated’ by family judges expressing serious concerns over the outcome of the family legal aid tender, in a letter seen by the Gazette.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 9th August 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Calls for judge to conduct London G20 inquest – BBC News
“The government has been urged by MPs to appoint a judge to conduct the inquest into Ian Tomlinson who died at the G20 protests in London last year.”
BBC News, 28th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lord chief justice calls for shorter cases – Law Society’s Gazette
“The lord chief justice has called for family and criminal cases to be shortened.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 22nd July 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Judicial culture still deters gay and lesbian lawyers, say researchers – The Guardian
“The judiciary is failing to reflect the UK’s gay and lesbian community, experts say, as research suggests it is seriously under-represented on the bench.”
The Guardian, 4th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Neuberger report: more solicitor judges wanted – The Lawyer
“The Law Society has long stated its belief that the judiciary should better reflect the diversity of the society it serves rather than being the preserve of the white, heterosexual, Oxbridge-educated, male barrister.”
The Lawyer, 21st June 2010
Source: www.thelawyer.com
The cost of sentencing – BBC Law in Action
“As the Lord Chancellor considers ways of cutting the number of people in prison, Joshua Rozenberg asks if the judges should save money by changing the way they sentence offenders.”
BBC Law in Action, 15th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge admits Court of Protection has ‘more than fair share of setbacks’ – Daily Telegraph
“Denzil Lush, Senior Judge said the Government had failed to anticipate the volume of work that would ‘inundate’ the tribunal that rules on the financial affairs and medical treatment of the elderly and mentally ill, or the ‘burden’ it would place on staff.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th June 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Don’t delay deportation flight, government warns judges – The Guardian
“Government lawyers have warned high court judges that last-minute legal challenges should not be allowed to ‘disrupt or delay’ a deportation flight to Baghdad due to leave Britain early tomorrow.”
The Guardian, 8th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lawyers reject calls for Christian-sensitive judges – The Guardian
“Attempts to have religious rights cases heard by hand-picked judges would set a dangerous precedent, lawyers said, amid mounting unrest about legal clashes between religious representatives and equality rights campaigners.”
The Guardian, 15th April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Courts distrust evidence from social workers – The Guardian
“Courts are refusing applications to take children into care because some members of the judiciary hold social workers in such low esteem that they do not trust their evidence, it will be claimed this week in a major study.”
The Guardian, 8th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Dangerous terrorist suspects are on the streets because of judges’ decisions, watchdog says – Daily Telegraph
“Dangerous terror suspects are walking the streets as the result of a ruling by the UK Supreme Court, a terrorism watchdog has said.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Solicitors ‘key’ to increasing judicial diversity – Law Society’s Gazette
“Persuading more solicitors to apply for judicial posts is ‘absolutely key’ to increasing diversity in the judiciary, the chairwoman of the Advisory Panel on Judicial Diversity told the Gazette this week, as the panel published a raft of recommendations aimed at improving diversity on the bench.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 25th February 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Judges’ lack of diversity harms court system, report warns – The Guardian
“The lack of diversity among judges is affecting the experience of people who use the courts and limiting judicial perspectives on critical legal issues, according to a report published today (24 February).”
The Guardian, 24th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
