All Judicial articles – Page 57
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NewsSocial mobility little improved at top of profession
Partners at magic circle firms as well as senior judiciary and top QCs are more likely to be privately educated than the general public.
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NewsCourts charge has ‘not gone correctly’ – lord chief justice
Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd hopes the government will soon look at financial penalties ‘in the round’.
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NewsSupreme Court justice brands gender quotas ‘corrosive’
Lord Hodge says legal profession is changing at a ‘remarkable’ speed.
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NewsJudge removed from case over ‘tenacious adherence’ to his own analysis
Lord Dyson said a review of court of protection case should be carried out by a different judge.
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News‘Innovative’ financial list formally unveiled
Legal and financial services industries were given a market briefing on the new Rolls Building list.
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NewsCJC: listen to local communities before shutting their court
Judge-led group voices broad support for government’s proposals.
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NewsLord chief justice steps in to diversity debate
‘Robust judicial activism’ but no quotas to achieve a more diverse bench, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd says.
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NewsQuotas ‘demeaning’ to women and minority groups – Leveson
President of the Queen’s Bench Division says judicial diversity is a work in progress.
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OpinionNeuberger's cri de coeur
Lord Neuberger’s case histories lecture will have pleased liberals.
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Part-time judge loses pension appeal
A part-time recorder cannot acquire pension rights retroactively.
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NewsBar chair weighs in on gender equality row
Bar Council chair hits back at suggestion that he belittled sexist behaviour, as the debate on gender equality rages on.
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ProfileInterview: John Lafferty
Blindness was just one of the obstacles top judge overcame to succeed in the law, Gazette discovers.
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NewsSexism-row barrister hits out at Sumption
Charlotte Proudman accuses Supreme Court judge of seeking to protect the ‘old boys’ network’, while former lord chancellor Lord Falconer describes his comments as ‘deeply worrying’.
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NewsRush for gender balance could ‘destroy’ judiciary, claims Sumption
The Supreme Court judge says equality at top needs to happen naturally to avoid deterring men from the legal profession.
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Solicitor-advocates come under judicial fire in Scotland
Appeal court judge warns of conflict when a solicitor ‘instructs’ their own senior partner.
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OpinionA judge needs judgement
There is one quality no judge can do without, as a recent episode highlights.
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NewsSupreme Court could ‘talent spot’ to boost diversity
Outgoing chief executive also says time may be approaching to bring in Welsh law specialist.
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News'Disappointing' number of BME judges - but future still bright, says LCJ
Lord chief justice says more needs to be done, following publication of 2015 judicial diversity statistics.
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NewsHigh Court judge being investigated after British Airways row
Judge Peter Smith recused himself from a price-fixing case against British Airways after airline accused him of bias.
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NewsDisgruntled High Court judge leaves case with parting shot for BA
Judge Peter Smith claims airline deliberately left behind his and a planeload of passengers’ luggage in a bid ‘to maximise profits’.