Tag: Judges

Emotional triumph for Northern Irish state school in Bar National Mock Trial at the Old Bailey

Citizenship Foundation competition now in its 25th year, and is still fierce in its combat against the bar’s social mobility problem

Apr 25 2016 11:47pm

‘Divisive’ 3% pay boost for senior judges rejected by government watchdog

But how do our top judges' pay packets measure up against those of City lawyers?

Apr 25 2016 1:00pm

‘Cite you again’ – Law students’ musical eulogy to US Supreme Court judge Antonin Scalia

US website’s annual comp features ‘pitch perfect’ video praising outspoken judge

Apr 25 2016 12:06pm

The rise of WhatsApp, Snapchat and Facebook poses ‘very serious challenge’ for courts says Lord Chief Justice

Social media creates a “new and significant issue” for lawyers in rape and sex offences trials

Apr 20 2016 1:42pm

Lawyers vs Grayling: Supreme Court case concluded halfway through hearing in shocking legal first

Was the government’s policy so bad the court didn’t even wait until the end of the hearing to strike it down?

Apr 19 2016 11:35am

Official Solicitor to the Senior Courts appears as litigant-in-person in private dispute

Exclusive: Alastair Pitblado and his fiancée in High Court today -- acting for themselves in £150k planning row

Apr 11 2016 9:07am

Britain’s first black female High Court judge opens up about racism at the bar

Clerks would Tippex out her name on briefs and write in the name of male pupil they wanted to be the tenant

Mar 30 2016 1:11pm

15 tweets Lord Denning would have made had he been on Twitter

We bet the king of dissents would've been big on hashtags

Mar 21 2016 4:55pm

Judge sues Ministry of Justice for discrimination

Peter Herbert takes on government in what's set to be an explosive legal battle

Mar 15 2016 1:18pm

Judge in courtroom rant as roof suffers fourth leak due to overflowing barristers’ toilets

Maidstone Crown Court rape trial delayed due to poor facilities management

Mar 9 2016 9:10am

Lord Neuberger celebrates Supreme Court’s 4.5 star TripAdvisor rating

Top judge hints that the Supreme Court could open into the night as it seeks fifth star

Mar 7 2016 10:52am

Supreme Court on judicial precedent — law students, brace yourselves for even longer reading lists

Potentially groundbreaking public law case could heighten status of Privy Council judgments

Mar 7 2016 9:14am

Two leading legal commentators aren’t being very nice about the president of the Supreme Court

Lawyers take aim at Lord Neuberger's constitutional law know-how

Feb 29 2016 11:18am