Category: judiciary

Seventy is far too early for a supreme court judge to retire . . . – The Times

Posted March 26th, 2009 in judiciary, news, retirement, Supreme Court by sally

“The Lord Chancellor will soon be announcing who will fill the vacancies on the new supreme court, which begins work in October when the law lords move across Parliament Square to Middlesex Guildhall. There is a very strong case for increasing the retirement age for supreme court justices from 70 to 75. In 1916 the Earl of Halsbury heard a case on the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords at 92. The Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 now provides that judges must retire at 70. There is an exception for those first appointed to a judicial office before March 31, 1995. They can continue working until 75.”

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The Times, 26th March 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Judges group attack sentence plan – BBC News

Posted March 25th, 2009 in judiciary, news, sentencing by sally

“The body which represents 652 judges in England and Wales has attacked government proposals to introduce compulsory guidelines on sentences.”

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BBC News, 25th March 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Names of misbehaving judges ‘should be made public’ – The Guardian

Posted March 16th, 2009 in freedom of information, judiciary, news, professional conduct by sally

“An attempt to force the names of misbehaving judges into the open will be launched tomorrow in a groundbreaking freedom of information case.”

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The Guardian, 16th March 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Lord Judge: recession could harm judicial diversity – The Times

Posted March 12th, 2009 in judiciary, news by sally

“The economic recession could hit efforts to broaden the make-up of the judiciary to bring in candidates from less traditional backgrounds, Britain’s most senior judge said yesterday.”

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The Times, 12th March 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Broadening Britain’s judicial ranks – BBC News

Posted March 11th, 2009 in judiciary, news by sally

“Judges in England and Wales are holding their first conference to try to increase the number of women and people from ethnic minorities in their ranks.”

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BBC News, 11th March 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Comment is Free: Judges possess the weapon to challenge surveillance – The Guardian

Posted February 17th, 2009 in investigatory powers, judiciary, news, privacy by sally

“The British are the most spied upon people in the democratic world, but only the judiciary can restrain parliament.”

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The Guardian, 17th February 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Why solicitors need lessons in complaining – The Times

Posted February 10th, 2009 in delay, judgments, judiciary, news by sally

” The wheels of justice famously grind slow – but these days there are limits even to judicial slowness. More than 2,000 judges in England and Wales have been issued with a deadline for delivering their judgments and if they are late, must explain why.”

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The Times, 10th February 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

O’Brien v Department for Constitutional Affairs – Times Law Reports

Posted February 10th, 2009 in judiciary, law reports, pensions by sally

O’Brien v Department for Constitutional Affairs

Court of Appeal

“A part-time fee-paid judicial office holder was not entitled to claim that he had been subjected to less favourable treatment when he was refused a pension on retirement from office.”

The Times, 10th February 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Please note that the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.

Forcing out judges at 70 ‘threatens supreme court’ – The Times

Posted February 3rd, 2009 in judiciary, news, retirement by sally

“Judges are pressing for a change in the law to allow the most senior members of their profession to remain in their posts beyond the age of 70.”

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The Times, 2nd February 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Why being a judge is not so appealing – The Times

Posted January 13th, 2009 in judiciary, special report by sally

“It carries a knighthood, prestige and authority. But it is seen as lonely, fusty and male-dominated, with a culture of ‘male self-confidence and intellectual posturing’.”

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The Times, 13th January 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

A bar on equal opportunity – The Guardian

Posted January 9th, 2009 in barristers, judiciary, news, special report by sally

“No wonder aspiring women and non-white lawyers show no appetite for the practice of literally eating your way to the top.”

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The Guardian, 9th January 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Fusty image and poor pay put women off being judges – The Times

Posted January 8th, 2009 in judiciary, legal profession, news, women by sally

“The judiciary is losing out on some of the best talent in the legal profession because the work of a High Court judge is perceived as fusty, old-fashioned and underpaid. ”

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The Times, 8th January 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

T-Mobile (UK) Ltd and Another v Office of Communications – Times Law Reports

Posted December 18th, 2008 in competition, judiciary, law reports, telecommunications, tribunals by sally

T-Mobile (UK) Ltd and Another v Office of Communications

Court of Appeal

“An appeal from a decision of the Office of Communications (Ofcom) concerning the award of wireless telegraphy licences lay by way of judicial review and not to the Competition Appeal Tribunal.”

The Times, 18th December 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.

Dicey Revisited: Separation of powers for the 21st century – speech by Lord Justice Leveson

Posted December 1st, 2008 in constitutional law, judiciary, speeches by sally

“Dicey Revisited: Separation of powers for the 21st century.”

Full speech (PDF)

The Judiciary of England and Wales, 28th November 2008

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Should judges respond to criticism? – The Times

Posted November 27th, 2008 in judiciary, special report by sally

“In 1900, the editor of the Birmingham Daily Argos was fined £100 by the Lord Chief Justice for describing Mr Justice Darling as an ‘impudent little man in horsehair’. The editor avoided a prison sentence for ‘personal scurrilous abuse of a judge’ only because of his abject apology. Today, we rightly take a more tolerant approach to criticism of the judiciary. But the critical comments by Paul Dacre, Editor of the Daily Mail, about the judgments of Mr Justice Eady in privacy cases raise important questions about how judges should respond.”

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The Times, 27th November 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

There is evidence of a new judicial openness — and not before time – The Times

Posted November 27th, 2008 in judiciary, media, special report by sally

“Judges traditionally have not spoken to news organisations. But there are real signs of a change in the relationship between judges and the media in recent weeks, with judges themselves taking a new approach.”

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The Times, 27th November 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Statement from the Judicial Communications Office – Speech by Mr Paul Dacre – The Judiciary of England and Wales

Posted November 11th, 2008 in judiciary, media, news, privacy by sally

“This comment was issued in response to a speech by Mr Paul Dacre, Editor of the Daily Mail,  to the Society of Editors.”

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The Judiciary of England and Wales, 10th November 2008

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Helow v Secretary of State for the Home Department and Another – Times Law Reports

Posted November 5th, 2008 in asylum, bias, judiciary, law reports by sally

Helow v Secretary of State for the Home Department and Another

House of Lords

“A judge’s membership of a Jewish association whose magazine had expressed partisan views against Palestinian causes did not in itself imply that the judge shared or endorsed such views so as to have raised the possibility of bias and want of impartiality when determining an immigration appeal by a Palestinian activist.”

The Times, 5th November 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.

Are judges ‘cautious’ about human rights? – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 3rd, 2008 in adoption, human rights, judiciary, news, Northern Ireland by sally

“Law lord says they should boldly go where the European Court of Human Rights fears to tread, even if this will mean unmarried couples in Northern Ireland applying to adopt.”

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Daily Telegraph, 31st October 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Equality in Justice day – speeches at the Royal Courts of Justice in London – Judiciary of England and Wales

Posted October 27th, 2008 in equality, judicial appointments commission, judiciary, speeches by sally

“Equality in Justice day – speeches at the Royal Courts of Justice in London.”

Full speeches

Judiciary of England and Wales, 24th October 2008

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk