All articles by Bianca Castro
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OpinionSDT's anonymity ruling takes us on a slippery slope from open justice
Alarm bells rang as the SRA brought an anonymity application over parties named in a case already in the public domain.
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NewsTwo-year suspension for ex-City partner found in contempt
Registered foreign lawyer apologises for 'an isolated incident of abject stupidity'.
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NewsMagistrate made 'racially inappropriate' WhatsApp comment
Judicial Conduct Investigations Office says comment ‘could be perceived to call into question [magistrate’s] impartiality, independence or integrity’.
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NewsSRA says sorry for late correspondence to jailed solicitor
SDT chair said it was ‘regrettable’ that it took two months for the regulator to attempt to contact non-practising solicitor.
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NewsIn depth: LCJ braces for a 'year of transition' on the bench
At a time when ‘we are losing giants of the judiciary’, the LCJ spoke this week of legislation combining courts and tribunals, the safety of judges and recruiting more solicitors to the bench.
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NewsHigh Court throws out appeal of 'lack of integrity' sanction
Partner’s appeal against 12-month suspension and £30,630 costs order is dismissed by High Court.
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NewsCourt of Appeal gives further guidance to family case experts
Family Division, not the Court of Appeal, is almost always the place to hear challenges to experts, judges note.
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NewsForeign proceedings do not interfere with English claim, CoA rules
Only ‘exceptional’ cases would mean that foreign proceedings could lead to criminal contempt in England and Wales courts.
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NewsLCJ expresses 'grave security concerns' over judge-only trials
Baroness Carr tells journalists she has 'every confidence in magistrates and Crown court judges to step up to the challenges they will be facing’.
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News'Chronic overwork': Flexible working has greatest impact on women’s careers, says IBA report
Raising the Bar: Women in Law study surveyed almost 5,000 women across over 100 countries.
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NewsIn depth: Four MPs are demanding to know why Andrew Milne is still on the roll
Parliamentarians claim the solicitor has caused their constituents ‘an unimaginable amount of stress’.
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NewsFCA made 'significant errors' in seizing barrister suspect's devices
‘Failings represent a lack of rigour rather than any deliberate misconduct,’ High Court concludes.
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NewsDam claim judge ‘failed to engage with BHP submissions’
Lord Justice Lewison and Lord Justice Fraser, sitting in the Court of Appeal, reserve judgment on BHP’s permission to appeal.
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NewsComplaints must be 'tools for learning', incoming LeO chief tells MPs
Former housing ombudsman wants to focus on access to justice, systemic change and transformation in terms of performance.
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NewsAI is administrative justice tribunal’s future - but data improvements needed
Administrative Justice Council reports on digitisation across the ‘modernised tribunal system’.
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NewsStalker solicitor given two-year community order
District judge at Thames magistrates’ court also imposes a seven-year restraining order.
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NewsCPS instructions to counsel lack key details, inspectors find
Report into CPS’ approach to prosecuting crimes against older people says court delays ‘disproportionately impacted’ these victims.
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NewsIn depth: The bench is failing to diversify as it struggles to recruit
Evidence to the Senior Salaries Review Body highlights worrying recruitment shortfalls among the judiciary, including on the district bench. Practical and cultural factors deter strong solicitor applications.
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NewsEmployment judge's conduct showed 'apparent bias', EAT finds
Barrister’s claim against his former chambers will continue without involvement of first instance judge.
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NewsHamas solicitor fails to force disclosure after mobile seized
Fahad Ansari will have ‘full panoply of procedural protections’ if police search of his phone leads to criminal proceedings, says judge.