Tag: Judges

The Supreme Court created an Instagram story of its two new justices being sworn in
Lady Arden and Lord Kitchin officially join the top bench

The Kavanaugh saga: ‘Why the US system of appointing Supreme Court justices sucks’
Could it happen here in the UK?

Obscenity trial: Judge’s copy of Lady Chatterley’s Lover expected to fetch £15,000
Fancy a piece of legal history?

Tycoon worth £34 million paid ‘prestigious’ law firm £95,000 to help prove he couldn’t pay ex-wife £200,000
High Court described it as an 'affront to justice'

Supreme Court gets first ever female majority
Two male and three female justices will hear a case next month in gender equality milestone

Three-quarters of new deputy High Court judges attended Oxbridge
And over 70% are men

New courtroom comedy where judge pokes fun at litigants to hit TV screens this week
It's basically Judge Rinder with fewer legal qualifications

A bunch of red pens and a smile: Gray’s Inn unveils new Lady Hale portrait
It will hang alongside paintings of Lord Bingham and Lord Thomas

Female Supreme Court judges from around the world share their darkest moments
Lady Hale and three other female firsts discuss humiliation, corruption accusations and how to overcome self-doubt

The Hearing Podcast: How not to retire, with Sir Rupert Jackson
The former Court of Appeal judge and controversial costs reformer is still loving life in the law

Head of family courts goes ‘off the rails’ to mark retirement
End of the line for outspoken family law chief Sir James Munby

Supreme Court gets three new faces
Lady Justice Arden, Lord Justice Kitchin and Lord Justice Sales, appointed to UK's top bench

A new YouTube star is born: Court of Appeal to be live-streamed
'Revolutionary' proposal will mean even family cases could be broadcast live

Lord Chancellor wants more top City lawyers to become judges
But they'll likely need to take a pay cut

We’re more lenient after lunch, says top judge
Ernest Ryder points to research showing that well-fed judges are more likely to let people off

Junior criminal barrister, 32, now youngest Crown Court judge in recent history
Rise of the baby-faced bench, as 34-year-old appointed as a district judge

Insta-ban? Don’t post photos of yourself in ‘casual settings’, judges told
Also warned not to reveal holiday plans

Circuit judges try hand at vlogging in YouTube series on life in the judiciary
Contains a wig tin wearing a hat

You’ll do better in morning exams than afternoon ones, new book reveals
Judges are more lenient then too