Tag: Judges

Lord Chief Justice to retire

Lord Burnett steps down next September after six years in role

Nov 24 2022 12:09pm

‘Loud and obvious’ porn halts drugs trial

Lawyer blames hack

Nov 21 2022 10:40am
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Judges to be trained on avoiding ‘inappropriate behaviour’, says Lord Chief Justice

Follows reports of bullying, harassment and discrimination

Nov 10 2022 9:14am
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Ex-Freshfields partner appointed Court of Appeal judge

Sarah Falk becomes only the third solicitor to achieve feat

Nov 4 2022 8:51am
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Judiciary won’t be ‘fully representative’ of society until 2149

120-year wait "unacceptable", says new Law Society president

Oct 27 2022 11:58am
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Lord Lloyd-Jones re-joins the Supreme Court… seven months after retiring

Sir David Richards also elevated to top bench

Aug 18 2022 10:53am
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Top judges use Wikipedia, research shows

Irish Supreme Court decisions with online encyclopedia entry 22% more likely to be cited in later judgments

Jul 28 2022 11:03am
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Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes first Black woman on US Supreme Court

‘I am standing on the shoulders of my own role models’, says ex-Goodwin and MoFo lawyer

Apr 11 2022 12:24pm
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Cleary Gottlieb criticised for charging out top lawyers at £1,131 an hour

‘No justification at all’ for eye-watering rate, rules Lord Justice Males

Apr 7 2022 4:50pm
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Top UK judges quit Hong Kong

Supreme Court says it can't continue to endorse administration which has 'departed from values of political freedom'

Mar 30 2022 10:41am
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UK government appoints top war crimes lawyer to help Ukraine on ‘journey to justice’ against Russia

Judge and Doughty Street associate tenant Sir Howard Morrison QC will act as independent adviser to war-torn country's chief prosecutor

Mar 28 2022 10:20am
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Judge uses ‘International Teddy Act 1908’ to help child adopt his teddies

Young boy penned letter to the Family Court of Western Australia 🧸

Feb 22 2022 12:09pm
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Supreme Court starts hunt for two new justices

Follows retirement of Lord Lloyd-Jones and Lady Arden

Feb 11 2022 11:04am
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Virtual hearings starving junior lawyers of advocacy opportunities, warns top judge

Sir Julian Flaux says many find themselves 'limited to being a tile without picture or sound on a Teams screen'

Jan 28 2022 9:16am