All Judicial articles – Page 10
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NewsRecorder sanctioned over delayed court order
Judicial Conduct Investigations Office says delay was serious enough breach to require disciplinary measure.
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NewsNew global support network for judges
Network will provide safe space for judges to raise concerns and connect them with health professionals.
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NewsMexico: Supreme Court fails to halt reform
Elections will be held in June 2025 to replace a wide range of judicial positions.
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NewsMinister pledges to 'fundamentally reform' SJP system if poor practice continues
Single justice procedure (SJP) has been beset by scandals and is facing calls for reform, including from magistrates.
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OpinionExamining how judges think
Tom Proverbs-Garbett reviews 'Universals of Legal Reasoning by Judges: A Plea for Candour in Decision-Making' by Thomas Lundmark.
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NewsMexico: 'Constitutional crisis' looms over judicial elections
Supreme Court makes last-ditch attempt to water down controversial judicial reform.
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NewsMagistrate who provided reference for defendant given formal advice
Judicial Conduct Investigations Office says the magistrate apologised and took full responsibility for her actions.
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NewsJudges who took their time
For the fourth time this year, a judge has been given formal advice for misconduct over a late judgment. None, however, was in the class of a 19th-century lord chancellor.
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NewsMagistrate’s ‘discourteous’ comment about colleague leads to formal advice
‘Audible comment…risked bringing the magistracy into disrepute’, Judicial Conduct Investigations Office rules.
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NewsMore judges to sit alone under employment tribunal reforms
Practice direction means fewer employment tribunal cases will be heard by panels unless in the interests of justice to do so.
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NewsSpeeding deputy district judge given formal advice
Judge tells Judicial Conduct Investigations Office that 'unprovoked aggressive' van driver caused her to speed to get away.
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NewsAt the lord mayor’s show
When an invitation landed for the City of London lord mayor’s annual judges’ dinner, Obiter accepted with alacrity.
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NewsFormal misconduct advice for 17-month delay in handing down judgment
Judicial Conduct Investigations Office received a complaint from a member of the public over the ‘substantial delay’.
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OpinionHow do we fare comparatively in justice?
Statistics should be taken with a pinch of salt given the different backgrounds of countries surveyed in an evaluation on European judicial systems. Nevertheless, they provide some telling truths.
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NewsMcCloud cuts to Krapp at the last
Famous last words are often quoted, but maybe last judgments ought to be a thing too.
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NewsLady chief justice calls for sustainable funding and digital transformation
Lord chancellor Shabana Mahmood also discussed ‘long-term plan’ for justice system at Mansion House dinner.
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NewsWarning for magistrate who used status to put pressure on company
Judicial Conduct Investigations Office says magistrate, with unblemised conduct record, intervened in contractual dispute.
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NewsFormal warning for recorder with 12 points on licence
Judicial Conduct Investigations Office says judge reported his driving disqualification but failed to reveal when he exceeded six points.