Tag: Judges

Supreme Court starts hunt for two new justices
Follows retirement of Lord Lloyd-Jones and Lady Arden

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'

New online course offers ‘behind the scenes’ look at the Supreme Court
Programme run in collaboration with Royal Holloway Uni

Get to grips with crypto and blockchain, top judge tells lawyers
Master of the Rolls says every member of the profession will require 'familiarity' with new technology

High Court judge left unimpressed after barristers spoke too quickly
Bar students take note

Criminal lawyers make ‘boring’ dinner party guests, says judge
Tells newspaper his wife insists on inviting only one at a time because 'they cannot resist boasting about their triumphs'

Supreme Court judge expressed ‘relief’ at Lord Sumption’s resignation in previously unseen email exchange
Made public through FOI request

Hale expresses ‘regret’ over spider brooch
Previously unreported comments surface in new Supreme Court book 🕷️

High Court judge apologises for ‘sexist comment’ to lawyer
Judge Daniel Schaffer issued 'formal advice' by Lord Chief Justice

Help Afghan lawyers escape ‘perilous future’ under Taliban rule, urge legal groups
Law Society, Bar Council and Bar Human Rights Committee 'gravely concerned' about fate of at least 250 female judges

Elon Musk mocks British wig-wearing barristers
'Mfs in the 1700s saw this hairstyle and were like YOOOO 🔥🔥🔥'

No cab rank? Supreme Court judges criticised for pricey private car rides
Official 1.4 mile trip cost £104

Lady Hale to quit role on Hong Kong court
Ex-Supreme says decision to step down isn't political, reports say

Supreme Court launches paid internship for underrepresented aspiring barristers
Week-long scheme will see bar hopefuls shadow judicial assistants

Notorious RBG’s law school textbook set to fetch over £7k at auction
Has scores of handwritten notes in the margins

How to hack a judge’s brain with science
New research shows how judges can fall into psychological traps when making decisions

Retirement age for judges upped to 75
Five years longer

Supreme Court gets a new female judge
Lady Justice Rose joins UK's top bench next month

Plastic surgeon Zooms in to virtual court during operation
And you thought 'cat lawyer' was strange

Zoom blunder turns lawyer into cat
‘I’m here live. I’m not a cat’, Rod Ponton tells judge during virtual court hearing