Tag: Judges
Downton Abbey or The Judiciary?
Downton Abbey addicts in need of a period drama fix after the end of series...
14 berserk Mail Online comments about Judge Peter Bowers following his decision not to jail a sex offender
Last year Crown Court Judge Peter Bowers caused outrage by stating that burglary required courage....
Three lawyers feature in The Independent’s ‘Pink List’ 2013
The legal profession is healthily represented in this year’s ‘Pink List’, with three of its...
Why trying to persuade a judge that the authority of the law doesn’t apply to you isn’t such a good court tactic
Since enjoying a flurry of publicity after this memorable attempt to arrest a judge (see...
The 16 most amusing Queen’s Counsel cartoons ever
As The Times’ Queen’s Counsel cartoon turns 20 — and marks its anniversary with a...
‘Courtroom anarchy’ barrister who was slammed by Lord Judge hits back with disputed facts claim
Tooks barrister Lawrence McNulty has responded to the outgoing Lord Chief Justice’s strongly-worded criticism of...
The first day of the legal year: as documented via the smartphones of the nation’s top lawyers
Yesterday was, of course, the first day of the legal year. As is tradition, the...
The perils of representing yourself in court as a barrister
Salford-based barrister Andrew Rosmarine has given a demonstration of how representing yourself in court can...
Crime against fashion: judge locks up man for wearing fleece and tracksuit bottoms
A Crown Court judge sent a criminal to the cells for nearly three hours because...
Video: Judge punches judge in Mexican courtroom brawl
A senior Mexican judge is facing possible impeachment after he attacked fellow judges during a...
‘F*ck you!’ — ‘that’s 300 days!’: Judge keeps upping insolent defendant’s contempt of court sentence as insults spew forth
A furious US judge increased a defendant’s contempt of court sentence seven times as she...
Lord Justice Ward bows out with a tribute to oral advocacy
Legendary Court of Appeal judge Sir Alan Ward has delivered his final judgment. Compared to...
Spoof Lord Chief Justice application by Lord Justice Moses (aged 67½) — the full text
On Friday the Law Society Gazette‘s Catherine Baksi reported that Court of Appeal judge Sir...
Name that UK Supreme Court Justice
The 12 UK Supreme Court judges may not rack up Justin Bieber levels of views...
Judicial ‘Pepsi Challenge’ fails as law students are unable to identify judges’ gender from their anonymised rulings
Durham University law students’ attempt to tell the gender of a judge on the basis...
‘I heard a voice whisper: “What a ghastly portrait of insufferable arrogance” – and I realised he meant me’
This is my 36th year at the Bar and things have changed a hell of...
10 of the best Lord Justice Ward lines
Last month, retiring Court of Appeal judge Sir Alan Ward used his penultimate judgment to...
Anonymous case report of the week
The Court of Appeal’s recent judgement in AAA (by her litigation friend BBB) v Associated...
Wannabe Lord Chief Justices must pen 2,000 word essay to land top judge gig
In a departure from the traditional “tap on the shoulder” method of recruitment, applicants for...
Judicial quote of the week: ‘Don’t be a blockhead’
As he sentenced the actor who voiced Charlie Brown in cartoon Peanuts (for threatening his...
Court Of Appeal Judge’s Determination To Get His Best Lines In Before Retirement
Fresh from coming up with perhaps the most tortuous equine metaphor ever, soon-to-retire judge Sir...