All Judicial articles – Page 12
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NewsLord chief worried about growing reliance on part-time judges
Lord Burnett of Maldon to review terms and conditions after being told salaried office has become more onerous.
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NewsLGBT activist removed from tribunal for ‘apparent bias’
Judge rules ‘fair-minded and informed observer could not exclude the possibility of bias’.
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OpinionThe case for being word perfect
The Art and Craft of Judgment Writing: A Primer for Common Law Judges | Max Barrett
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FeatureThe other 1919 act
While the Sex Discrimination (Removal) Act 1919 has garnered the most attention in recent years, it was the Industrial Courts Act 1919 at the cutting edge of judicial diversity.
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NewsSanctions on strikers 'could be unlawful'
Criminal Bar Association highlights ECHR defence against any application for wasted costs or disciplinary action.
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News‘Expanded’ remote hearing powers come into force
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 now permits remote access to in-person hearings where it is ‘in the interests of justice’.
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OpinionSupporting judges and the rule of law
Are institutions that safeguard the rule of law more important than a client’s interests?
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ProfileMy legal life: Orla O’Hagan, The Private FDR Service
Private financial dispute resolution judge, West Sussex.
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NewsLCJ warns barristers over court walkouts
Judges told to refer non-attendances to senior presiding judge, who will consider whether to involve Bar Standards Board.
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NewsTribunal member given formal advice after nodding off during hearing
Judicial conduct body says it took into account member’s exemplary 25-year record.
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NewsBarrister who was rude to trial judge suspended
Counsel at one point told judge: ‘Don’t try to make me sound like an idiot’, tribunal hears.
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NewsJudiciary snubs trade union's request for council seat
GMB tells lord chief justice its branch for judicial members should be treated the same as other representative groups.
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NewsTributes for judge ‘ahead of his time’
Longest-serving current High Court judge Mr Justice Holman departs in August.
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NewsMPs condemn ‘improper’ attacks on judges
Offices of lord chancellor and the attorney general have become politicised, all-party group concludes.
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NewsCommercial Court could face wave of ‘sanctions-related claims’
War in Ukraine and sanctions already ‘causing complications to the court’s work’.
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NewsLord chancellor must ‘rein in’ cabinet on rule of law – LCJ
Lord Burnett says lord chancellor ‘must be ready to deploy their authority and say “no”’.
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NewsBoyce questions lord chief's assertion on judicial diversity
Law Society president says Lord Burnett's comments on progress do not correspond with the data.
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OpinionLetters roundup: 27 May 2022
Judicial diversity action, a baptism of fire, and putting people first: your letters to the editor.
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NewsFact-finding hearings should not be default in abuse cases - McFarlane
Family Division president commissioned guidance to help judges determine whether fact-finding is required when domestic abuse allegations are made.
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OpinionLord chief calculates the cost of legal aid cuts
House of Lords committee session takes an unexpected turn as Lord Burnett highlights the wider consequences of LASPO.