Tag: Judges

Online petition calling on government to shelve late opening hours for courts hits target of 2,000 signatures

Lawyers with young children could be placed at a disadvantage

Apr 4 2017 10:09am

‘What’s the meaning of life?’ and other surreal questions asked to Trump’s Supreme Court nominee this week

We spoke to a constitutional law expert to find out more about America's heavily-politicised judicial system

Mar 24 2017 10:38am

This judge looks like Ursula from The Little Mermaid

And it got us thinking about our own Supreme Court's Disney look-alikes

Mar 14 2017 11:59am

Skadden lawyer who fought in World War II celebrates his 100th birthday

Top commercial counsel still works from 9.30am to 4.30pm and has no intention of retiring

Mar 1 2017 10:17am

Research: Law is more boring than IT

81% of lawyers are bored at work, compared to just 56% of computer whizzes

Mar 1 2017 8:59am

Liz Truss to appeal judicial pensions discrimination ruling

Just a week after she handed High Court and Court of Appeal judges an 11% pay increase

Feb 28 2017 4:02pm

It now looks even more likely our next Lord Chief Justice will be a woman

Front-runners' chances scuppered because they're too old to apply

Feb 24 2017 3:25pm

Young judges see pay packets swell to nearly £200,000 in wake of age discrimination case victory

Exclusive: High Court and Court of Appeal judges’ salaries upped by 11%

Feb 22 2017 9:21am

Supreme Court receives ‘application’ for its next president from some teddy bears

They hope to replace Lord Neuberger on a job-sharing basis

Feb 17 2017 9:43am

You can now apply to be a Supreme Court justice

Applications to fill unprecedented number of vacancies open today

Feb 16 2017 9:05am

The Daily Mail went on a crazy anti-lawyer rampage this weekend

Newspaper’s tirade included telling profession it should apologise for Phil Shiner

Feb 13 2017 11:34am

Research: Judges feel less valued by the public, the media and the profession than they did two years ago

And the majority have concerns about their personal security

Feb 9 2017 11:48am

CPS solicitor who launched petition to stop Trump making UK state visit could face disciplinary action

Graham Guest’s online appeal has received over 1.8 million signatures

Feb 6 2017 1:33pm

Thief who stole from local salon ordered by court to cut judge’s hair

But the 16-year-old must complete a hairdressing course first

Jan 27 2017 11:41am