Tag: Judges
‘It’s not appropriate’: Top judge expresses concern over McKenzie friends after hearing criminal appeals prepared by law students
Two of the applications received legal support from students at Northumbria University and BPP Law School
Lord Sumption slams TWO of his fellow judges in strongly-worded contract law speech
And then goes on to confess his love for dictionaries
New court drama hoping to show viewers the ‘inner workings of the justice system’ will star real QCs and an ex-Old Bailey judge
The Trial: A Murder in the Family will air on Channel 4 later this month
I became a magistrate when I was 19, and I think the courts are right to push for more youngsters on the bench
Serving while still a student
Language of the law decoded: The litigation edition
The revered Wigapedia returns to Legal Cheek for his 2017 jargon buster
Research: Israel, Italy, New Zealand and South Africa all have more diverse judiciaries than us
Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Sweden and the USA too
Slater and Gordon solicitor, 31, becomes youngest coroner in England and Wales
Leeds University graduate reaches judicial office way ahead of schedule
‘Active, aggressive and long-winded’: verdict on Trump’s Supreme Court appointee
US media sizes up Neil Gorsuch's first court appearances
Law Society tells solicitors to ‘channel their inner Judge Dredd’ – immediately backfires
'You do realise he is an executioner for a totalitarian fascist regime?'
Judge who spent 17 HOURS reading aloud 138-page judgment involving spooked horse slammed by appeal court
There was 'no explanation' as to why it took so long
Man allowed to bring cat into courtroom with him avoids prison for stalking DLA Piper lawyer
He was given an 18-month supervision order
‘Donkeys’ and ‘trolls’: Judge sacked for using alias to criticise online commenters who disagreed with his decisions
Jason Dunn-Shaw says he will appeal the decision
Liz Truss backs a fellow northerner for Lord Chief Justice position, weeks after she barred judiciary’s favourite candidate Leveson from applying
But will her love of Sir Ernest Ryder matter after the summer Cabinet reshuffle?
Joshua Rozenberg: Look out for a retirement announcement from the High Court’s Mr Justice Peter Smith
Lost luggage rant judge could bow out now, just as he qualifies for a pension
Justices to play in front of their biggest crowd yet as Supreme Court confirms Edinburgh tour dates
Scottish sittings set to be the hottest ticket in town
First non-white Old Bailey judge was told to ‘try hairdressing instead’
Judge Anuja Ravindra Dhir QC also recalls being mistaken for a defendant when she was at the bar
Reprimanded: Judge who offered to pay victim surcharge for teenage defendant convicted of stabbing her abuser through the heart
Judicial Conduct Investigations Office said his actions amounted to misconduct
Top black judge who said ‘racism is alive and well’ among the judiciary is reprimanded over ‘inappropriate’ comments
Peter Herbert gave a public speech following Tower Hamlets electoral fraud scandal
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
‘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