The Court of Appeal’s recent judgement in AAA (by her litigation friend BBB) v Associated Newspapers Limited regarding the paternity of a child born out of wedlock to someone "in high public office" is supposedly anonymised...
Tag Archives: Judges
Wannabe Lord Chief Justices must pen 2,000 word essay to land top judge gig
In a departure from the traditional "tap on the shoulder" method of recruitment, applicants for the highest judicial post in the land are being asked to submit a 2,000-word essay in order to demonstrate their intellectual and analytical abilities...
Judicial quote of the week: ‘Don’t be a blockhead’
As he sentenced the actor who voiced Charlie Brown in cartoon Peanuts (for threatening his former girlfriend and stalking her plastic surgeon), San Diego Superior Court judge Dwayne Moring just couldn't resist it...
Don’t brawl in kebab shops – skinny dip instead, urges judge
Recorder Frank Abbott recalled on his own rebellious past while sentencing two defendants at Bristol Crown Court yesterday.
Meet ‘Failing Grayling’, the Justice Secretary’s Nutshells-reliant Twitter alter ego
A mystery tweeter has spent the week entertaining the legal Twittersphere with a spoof account ridiculing Justice Secretary Chris Grayling. Despite only launching on Monday, @FailingGrayling has already come up with some classic tweets...
Who needs a law degree?
This new book I've got is great... thanks for the recommendation. #nutshells twitter.com/FailingGraylin…
— Chris Grayling (@FailingGrayling) April 22, 2013
Court Of Appeal Judge’s Determination To Get His Best Lines In Before Retirement
Fresh from coming up with perhaps the most tortuous equine metaphor ever, soon-to-retire judge Sir Alan Ward has used his penultimate judgment to deliver a wistful nautical-themed allegory about departing the Royal Courts of Justice. Paragraph 30 of Reeves v Randy Northrop – an appeal of a houseboat mooring dispute – is transcribed in full below...
10 Reasons To Be Kind To Lawyers
It's Tuesday 9 April, which is of course Be Kind To Lawyers Day. At a time of change for the legal profession, this 24 hour window of goodwill towards solicitors and barristers has never been more needed. Here are ten reasons why the public needs to show lawyers some love...
1: They get worked into the ground
Remember this Clifford Chance mother's departure email? In fact, the amount of work lawyers have to do might be part of the reason why...
2: Most lawyers are stressed or depressed
Only 29% of lawyers who answered LawCare's most recent survey hadn't suffered from an emotional or addictive impairment.
