Category: judiciary

Helow v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily

Posted October 24th, 2008 in bias, judiciary, law reports, race discrimination, Scotland by sally

Helow v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] UKHL 62; [2008] WLR (D) 00; [2008] WLR (D) 326

“A judge’s membership of a Jewish association whose magazine had expressed extreme views against Palestinian causes did not in itself imply that the judge shared or endorsed such views so as to require her determination of an immigration appeal by a Palestinian activist to be set aside.”

WLR Daily, 23rd October 2008

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Does judging still have appeal? – The Times

Posted October 9th, 2008 in judiciary, news, women by sally

“It has been a good week for the cause of diversity among Britain’s judges. Just months ago one of only three of 36 Court of Appeal judges lamented the lack of women in senior judicial posts. In the past three years, Lady Justice Arden said, only one woman had been chosen for the High Court bench compared with 29 men.”

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The Times, 9th October 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Women make breakthrough to High Court bench – The Times

Posted October 7th, 2008 in judiciary, news, women by sally

“Women are finally breaking through the glass ceiling of senior judicial appointments.”

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The Times, 7th October 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

JAC ‘can change history’ – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted September 19th, 2008 in judicial appointments commission, judiciary, news by sally

“The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) ‘has the potential to alter the historical pattern of under-representation of certain groups among the judiciary’, but a broader range of people need to apply, the Employment Tribunals president said last week.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 18th September 2008

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Analysis: Mr Justice Calvert-Smith faced a difficult task – The Times

Posted September 10th, 2008 in judiciary, juries, news by sally

“The delicate task of keeping a jury on the road in a long-running trial requires a mix of firmness, diplomacy and hand-holding from judges.”

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The Times, 10th September 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

UK judges reject proposals to bring in non-peer appraisals – Legal Week

Posted July 31st, 2008 in judiciary, news by sally

“The UK’s top judges have backed away from proposals that would have seen them appraised by court users, despite strong support from senior City litigators.”

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Legal Week, 31st July 2008

Source: www.legalweek.com

Lord Mayor’s Dinner For The Judges – Speech by Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales

Posted July 17th, 2008 in judiciary, speeches by sally

Speech by Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (PDF)

Lord Mayor’s Dinner For The Judges, 15th July 2008

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

‘Barristers are prima donnas in all sorts of different ways’ – The Times

Posted July 17th, 2008 in barristers, judiciary, women by sally

“The first woman High Court judge in the Commercial Court made a crucial career decision as a schoolgirl in the 1960s, when she was surprised to hear Lord Scarman’s ‘dinosaur-like views’ on women barristers.”

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The Times, 17th July 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Lord Chief Justice defends judiciary against ‘ill-informed attacks’ – The Times

Posted July 16th, 2008 in bail, judiciary, news by sally

“Britain’s most senior judge last night hit back at ‘ill-informed attacks’ on judges, particularly over granting bail.”

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The Times, 16th July 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Lord Bingham speaks out – BBC Law in Action

Posted July 16th, 2008 in criminal justice, human rights, judiciary, special report by sally

“In a rare interview, Lord Bingham gives forthright opinions on human rights legislation, tackling crime, the role and power of judges and access to justice.”

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BBC Law in Action, 15th July 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Judge who sentenced animal rights activist was fan of blood sports – The Independent

Posted July 10th, 2008 in bias, judiciary, news by sally

“A man found guilty at the end of the longest animal rights trial in legal history has launched an appeal, claiming the judge should not have heard the case because of his interest in blood sports.”

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The Independent, 10th July 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

New Lord Chief Justice should speak up – The Times

Posted July 8th, 2008 in judiciary, special report by sally

“Sir Igor Judge’s job demands that he flag up legal pitfalls of proposed legislation before it reaches the statute book.”

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The Times, 8th July 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Time for a judicial makeover? – BBC Law in Action

Posted July 8th, 2008 in judiciary, special report by sally

“The judiciary jealously guards its independence and has traditionally preserved it by speaking through its judgments alone.”

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BBC Law in Action, 8th July 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Freedom Of Information: Names of misbehaving judges are too rarely made public – The Independent

Posted July 4th, 2008 in complaints, freedom of information, judiciary, news, professional conduct by sally

“Of thousands of complaints made each year about the behaviour of judges and magistrates, hardly any are proven. Public confidence would be better served by naming the guilty few, argues Robert Verkaik, Law Editor.”

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The Independent, 4th July 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Judges ‘do not trust community service’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 3rd, 2008 in community service, judiciary, news, sentencing by sally

“Judges are sentencing criminals to prison terms because they do not believe alternative community service orders will be properly implemented, England’s most senior judge has said.”

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Daily Telegraph, 2nd July 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Judicial fees and salaries 2008-09 – Ministry of Justice

Posted June 30th, 2008 in judiciary, news, remuneration by sally

“Tables showing judicial salaries and fees for 2008-09 following the government’s acceptance of the recommendations of the Senior Salaries Review Body.”

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Ministry of Justice, 27th June 2008

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Overworked’ QBD judges blast long hours culture – The Lawyer

Posted June 28th, 2008 in judiciary, news by sally

“The High Court’s Queen’s Bench Division (QBD) is in turmoil after being branded ‘chaotic’ by a raft of judges, some of whom claim not to have had a break in the past 10 months.”

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The Lawyer, 28th June 2008

Source: www.thelawyer.com

R (Barclay and others) v Secretary of State for Justice and the Lord Chancellor and others – WLR Daily

Posted June 20th, 2008 in human rights, judiciary, law reports, Sark by sally

R (Barclay and others) v Secretary of State for Justice and the Lord Chancellor and others [2008] EWHC 1354 (Admin); [2008] WLR (D) 195

“The provisions in the Reform (Sark) Law, 2008 for the retention of the Seigneur and Seneschal as unelected members of Chief Pleas did not breach art 3 of the First Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights; the prohibition on aliens standing for election to Chief Pleas did not infringe art 3 of the First Protocol, or art 14 of the Convention, or art 19(1) of the EC Treaty; and the Seneschal’s dual role as Senior Judge in Sark and a member of Chief Pleas was not inconsistent with art 6 of the Convention.”

WLR Daily, 19th June 2008

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

First and last word – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted June 16th, 2008 in judiciary, news, terrorism by sally

“The UK’s new supreme court could answer the vexed question of how judges might legitimately help the government confront terrorism.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 12th June 2008

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Judicial Independence and Accountability: Pressures and Opportunities – Speech by The Hon. Sir Jack Beatson FBA

Posted June 10th, 2008 in judiciary, speeches by sally

Judicial Independence and Accountability: Pressures and Opportunities (PDF)

Speech by The Hon. Sir Jack Beatson FBA

Nottingham Trent University, 16th April 2008

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk