Tag: Judges
‘If @TheDappy Gets Sent Down Today Then We’re All Gonna Go To Guildford Crown Court & Kill The Judge’
The brave new world of social media isn’t working out so well for judges. As...
Tweeting Like It’s 1984: Why Police’s Bright Idea To Ban Anonymous Bloggers Could Herald Orwellian Dystopia
Imagine a world where everything you say and write is stored indefinitely and attributable to...
Taking The Piss Out Of Judges To Be Legalised
At Legal Cheek, we enjoy taking the piss out of judges. Especially when they appear...
Judges Threatened With Disciplinary Action For Blogging About Their Day Job – Even If They Do So Anonymously
A magistrate has published on his blog what he says are new guidelines from the...
Dog Bite Judge Beatrice Bolton: ‘Judges Are Human And They Can Only Take So Much’
Former Crown Court judge Beatrice Bolton achieved fame when she stormed out of court after...
A Shaft Of Light At The Junior Criminal Bar? Why New Advocacy Assessment Regime Could Be An Opportunity For Baby Barristers
As the Quality Assurance Scheme For Advocates (QASA) consultation rumbles on, the latest concern is...
Blackmail, Inappropriate Touching And Assault, Amongst Some Other Offences: Annual Judicial Roll Of Shame Released
Most of the 79 members of the judiciary disciplined for misconduct last year were magistrates,...
Dear Lady Justice Hallett, Don’t Be Insecure, You Don’t Need Make-Up…
Judging by her blue eye makeup, I’d say that Lady Justice Hallett (pictured) is no...
Law Among The Jobs Most Likely To Lead To Weight Gain, Says New Survey
The sea of pot-bellies and teams of medics waiting nervously on stand-by at last month’s...
‘Glory, Glory, Legal Cobra!’
Ever wondered what goes on behind the closed doors of the highest echelons of the...
‘I’m Worried Having a Blog Could Repel Chambers’
King’s College law student Yi Bin Woh reckons Lord Neuberger’s recent warning to judges about...
Lord Neuberger Slams Judges For Appearing on MasterChef
Never upstage the boss. And that rule applies double when your boss is Master of...
The Next Alan Hansen? Judge Gives Sentencing a Match of The Day Flavour
A Manchester judge felt moved to criticise the recent behaviour of Liverpool striker Luis Suarez...
Lord Justice of Appeal Slams MasterChef Hopefuls
When BBC series MasterChef set its contestants the task of cooking a qualifying session dinner...
Should We Let Sleeping Judges Lie?
Alex Aldridge found it hard to stay awake while marshalling as a bright-eyed 26-year-old, so...
Contempt of Court : Another One Heads to Jail
A man who shouted obscenities at a judge and punched a bench has become the...
Morning Round-Up: Friday 20 January
Belfast solicitor ‘linked to Triads’ – Belfast Telegraph Former judge Beatrice Bolton dog bite charges...
Judge Hears Cases in a Pub
A pub is being used as a makeshift courtroom due to a shortage of official...
Judge With The Wild Dogs and The Bad Attitude Retires
Judge and owner of fearsome alsatians Beatrice “fucking travesty” Bolton has retired before the disciplinary...
THE MAN BEHIND THE LAW REPORTS
Follow @DanHLawReporter Barrister-turned-law reporter Daniel Hoadley explains what it’s like to document court cases, and...
THE OLD BOYS’ CLUB’S OPEN FOR BUSINESS
Follow @debbiematthews1 Women are rarely welcomed into judges’ chambers for cosy post-case chats, says Deborah...