All Judicial articles – Page 9
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NewsMagistrate who upset colleague issued with advice for misconduct
Magistrate rejected the allegation but an investigation found he came across as ‘aggressive’ to his colleagues.
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NewsCouncil of Europe body acts to safeguard judicial independence
Consultative council of European judges issues recommendations as politicians seek to silence or sack judges for their decisions.
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OpinionDriving greater judicial diversity is a team sport
If we want our judicial benches to better reflect British society, we need to work together with applicants, the professions and the judiciary to prepare talented candidates.
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NewsSupreme Court deputy president to retire
Lord Hodge says though he will miss friends and colleagues, he ‘owes it’ to his wife to step back from role.
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NewsLeveson to conduct 'once in a generation' criminal courts review
Review potentially paves the way for fewer jury trials as former Queen's Bench president asked to consider 'intermediate courts' and moving trials.
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NewsLord chancellor kicks off another review of judges’ pay
Major review ‘provides an opportunity to examine more fundamental issues affecting the judicial pay structures’.
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NewsLawyers welcome 'parental alienation' guidance
Solicitor says reasons why a child refuses to see a parent can be complex and courts spend a lot of time grappling with challenging issues.
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NewsTwo more judges sanctioned for ruling delays
Formal advice for misconduct announced by Judicial Conduct Investigations Office.
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NewsCourt of Appeal finds GP contract dispute subject to judicial review
Judges find no obligation breach and remit contractual dispute back to adjudicator.
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NewsFamily lawyers face long wait for further divorce reform
Law Commission scoping paper will contain four potential models of reform - but no recommendations.
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NewsRecorder sanctioned for using his mobile while driving
JCIO says the lady chief justice and lord chancellor found formal advice was a ‘reasonable and proportionate sanction’.
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NewsMagistrate’s letter on absent fathers leads to formal advice
Complaint over letter in The Times stating that single mothers had been unfairly blamed for social problems.
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NewsMagistrate's 'Taliban' remark leads to formal warning
Office holder remarked that drugs had to keep people in Pakistan subdued 'or they’d be off joining the Taliban'.
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News'You are not saving money by cutting sitting days,' LCJ tells MPs
Cases ready to be heard are being taken out of lists, salaried judges are not sitting and fee-paid judges are having their bookings cancelled.
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NewsJudge attacker given extra five months for contempt
Litigant in person told one recorder: 'I don’t want to listen to your rubbish and I will not abide by it.’
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NewsMore district judges sanctioned over delays
Lady chief justice and lord chancellor agree with formal advice for misconduct over months-long delays.
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OpinionWhat retired judges do really matters
Lord Dyson draws the line at a return to advocacy. But he says there is nothing improper about former judges giving legal advice.
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NewsJudges urged to call out litigators working to hide the truth
Professor Richard Moorhead says culture of ‘can we get away with it’ is being aided by lawyers.
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NewsMemory lane
Lords urged to throw out HIPs, legal advice for Princess Diana, obscenity and the law and working mothers: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.