All Judicial articles – Page 59
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NewsAssange conference booking sparks judicial boycott
Senior judges withdraw from the Commonwealth Law Conference because the WikiLeaks founder is a ‘fugitive from justice’.
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NewsInvestigation opened into conduct of ‘rude’ judge
North-west firm confirms it made formal complaint about HHJ Dodds.
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OpinionChange is afoot on the bench
Lawyers with no judicial experience given a route to the High Court – a controversial but bold move.
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NewsJudicial diversity action plan
Initiative aims to put lawyers and legal academics with no judicial experience directly on to the High Court’s benches.
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OpinionSetting a bench mark
An appropriately sophisticated approach to making the bench more representative of our society.
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NewsLabour proposes £26m sale of judges’ lodgings
Savings will fund more enforcement officers for court fine collection, party’s Zero-Based Review claims.
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NewsCall for revival of Crown immunity for armed forces
Judicial developments have paved way for spike in litigation against Ministry of Defence, free-market thinktank says.
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OpinionThe brightest and the bench
Has the senior judiciary reached a tipping point in terms of attracting candidates of the highest calibre?
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NewsMoJ brushes off concerns over fee-paid judges’ pensions
Ministry of Justice says it is committed to ensuring 'no less favourable treatment' for fee-paid judges.
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News‘Arrange family court open days’ – judiciary
Working group publishes recommendations on modernisation reform in the Family Court and Family Division.
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NewsPolitically correct judges on ‘expansionist binge’, says thinktank
Barrister says critics of human rights laws should take aim at domestic judges rather than Strasbourg.
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FeatureRevisiting divorce settlements
The case of Stephen and Ellen Debruin reopens the argument about whether judges’ wide discretion ends with fair results.
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NewsLabour repeats pledge to repeal JR reforms
Lord Bach reiterates message on JR changes – but is less optimistic for restoring social welfare law.
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NewsJudges removed from office after viewing porn at work
Investigation concludes conduct was ‘inexcusable misuse of judicial IT accounts and wholly unacceptable’.
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Judicial mentoring unveiled to boost diversity
Aims to address the under-representation of women and minority ethnic lawyers in the judiciary.
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OpinionNo justice without interpreters
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia’s deputy registrar reflects on the mechanics that made the pioneering institution possible.
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NewsSummit: do the right thing, Neuberger tells lawyers
Danger is that events such as the GLS can be held in a ‘self-congratulatory bubble’, president of the Supreme Court tells attendees.
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NewsJudges bemoan working conditions
Salaries and pensions were a source of discontent in first official survey of attitudes.