Tag: Judges

Lord Mance defies predictions to be named Supreme Court deputy president

Succeeds law student favourite Lady Hale

Sep 21 2017 10:18am

Judge complains after being handed bundle containing 2,000 pages of ‘largely irrelevant material’

Size really does matter, according to Mr Justice Holgate

Sep 11 2017 4:01pm

Chief Justice: Family courts in ‘crisis’

Retiring Lord Thomas says something must be done on public law cases

Sep 8 2017 10:43am

End ‘direct jurisdiction’ of EU courts post Brexit, says government

But Justice Minister says UK will need to keep "half an eye" on its rulings in the future

Aug 23 2017 4:42pm

Lady Hale: Solicitor-barrister divide to blame for male dominance of the bench

Calls for more to be done on gender diversity in Belfast speech

Aug 22 2017 10:57am

‘Introduce quotas for state school educated barristers and judges,’ suggests Guardian journalist

Ellie Mae O’Hagan tells Legal Cheek she hopes column will help 'address the problem of elitism'

Aug 8 2017 1:23pm

Lord Neuberger reveals his biggest regrets

Exclusive: Supreme Court president admits there are cases he wonders if he got right

Aug 3 2017 10:37am

Late night and early morning courts are ‘not a disguised attempt’ to force lawyers to work more, insists top judge

Lord Fulford moves to soothe profession after outcry over 8am-8pm justice

Aug 2 2017 11:46am

Lords Neuberger and Clarke leave Supreme Court bench, but not before colleagues tell funny stories about them

The court's TripAdvisor rating, The Beatles and Legal Cheek all name checked in today's valedictory ceremony

Jul 28 2017 11:25am

‘It should shame us all’: Why Charlie Gard’s parents were not entitled to legal aid

Government’s destruction of public funding budget takes spotlight

Jul 25 2017 11:50am

Meet your new Supreme Court stars

Who are the judges appointed to the UK's top bench?

Jul 21 2017 1:20pm

Chris Evans earns nine times as much as the Lord Chief Justice

The BBC reveals how much it pays its top talent -- but how does this stack up against our most senior judges?

Jul 19 2017 2:00pm

Sir Ian Burnett becomes youngest Lord Chief Justice in over 50 years

Court of Appeal judge will take over from Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd later this year

Jul 14 2017 4:15pm

‘This should alarm everyone’: Social media rages as ex-Court of Appeal judge appointed to lead Grenfell Tower inquiry

But legal Twitterati describes the hate as ‘absolutely senseless’

Jun 29 2017 10:52am

Lord Toulson, former Supreme Court justice, has died

He retired in 2016, but was still hearing cases as early as three weeks ago while the court looked for a replacement

Jun 28 2017 12:13pm

There’s now a Supreme Court guidebook for bears

Lord Neuberger did the foreword

Jun 23 2017 10:12am