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Lord Sales sworn in as newest Supreme Court judge

Oxbridge double grad will take part in a special ceremony later today

2 days ago
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Courtroom to catwalk? Lady Hale appears in Vogue magazine to mark 100 years of women in law

Supreme Court president humbled by role model status

5 days ago
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Family law barrister, 34, who completed BPTC in 2007 becomes district judge

Adem Muzaffer will take up the role later this month

6 days ago
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Lady Hale attacks government ‘austerity’ policies

Supreme Court president in unusual political intervention

6 days ago
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Lady Hale: Summon the ‘moral courage’ to tackle gender pay gap

Fight for what is right and just, says Supreme Court president

Jan 7 2019 11:38am
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Judiciary needs to be more diverse so public don’t view us as ‘beings from another planet’, says Lady Hale

As profession gears up to celebrate 100 years of women in law

Jan 2 2019 1:13pm
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Film review: RBG

An intimate portrait of the US’ answer to Lady Hale

Dec 28 2018 9:40am
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Judge orders deer poacher to watch Disney’s Bambi once a month

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Dec 18 2018 12:29pm
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You don’t have to call me ‘learned’, top judge tells lawyers

Lady Justice Rafferty says brevity is best

Dec 13 2018 1:13pm
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May the force be with the Baroness! Lady Hale to star as Yoda in space-themed play at Gray’s Inn

All Hale the new Jedi master

Dec 11 2018 11:12am
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UK Supreme Court judge Lord Hodge admits ‘naivety’ at attending Federalist Society dinner

He refers to his ‘innocence’ in accepting invite from right-wing group that’s helping President Trump pick top judges, including Brett Kavanaugh

Dec 7 2018 11:50am
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Lady Hale takes aim at Liz Truss for failing to adequately defend Brexit judges in wake of Daily Mail ‘enemies of the people’ headline

‘Unfortunate example’

Nov 29 2018 12:57pm
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Lord Sumption tells barristers they’ve been getting it wrong on legal aid

Maverick Supreme Court judge says state funding is essential for crime but ‘discretionary’ for civil work — and bar needs to accept the public think they’re ‘rich toffs’, however unfair that may be

Nov 26 2018 8:28am
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Supreme Court rejects government’s appeal bid in Brexit reversal case

European Court of Justice will now look at whether the UK can unilaterally revoke its Article 50 request

Nov 20 2018 1:03pm
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Court of Appeal to be live-streamed for the first time this week

Pilot case concerns West Ham United

Nov 13 2018 12:21pm
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Whistleblowing judge launches crowdfunding appeal to take workers’ rights ruling to Supreme Court

Judiciary should be afforded the same legal protections as workers when making public interest disclosures, says Claire Gilham

Nov 12 2018 3:20pm
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Ex-Daily Mail editor defends newspaper’s decision to describe judges as ‘enemies of the people’

‘The point needed to be made’, says Paul Dacre

Nov 7 2018 12:08pm
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‘The days of deference are over,’ says Court of Appeal judge, who didn’t mind when witness called her ‘chuck’

It beats ‘Your Worship’

Nov 5 2018 1:25pm
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Judge’s copy of Lady Chatterley’s Lover fetches £56,000 at auction

Nearly four times the pre-sale estimate

Nov 1 2018 11:01am
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UK Supreme Court judge warns of cryptocurrency bubble … nearly a year after it burst

It looks like there won’t be a SupremeCourtCoin

Oct 30 2018 1:33pm
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Judges handed 2% annual pay rise despite independent report recommending bigger boosts

Uplift in line with other public-sector workers, says government

Oct 29 2018 4:23pm
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High Court judges could see salaries swell by over 30% to £240,000 under new proposals

Will extra cash help improve judicial morale?

Oct 12 2018 4:50pm
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To become a lawyer don’t study law, says Supreme Court’s Lord Sumption — do history, classics, economics or languages instead

Top judge backs law conversion route

Oct 10 2018 2:00pm
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The Supreme Court created an Instagram story of its two new justices being sworn in

Lady Arden and Lord Kitchin officially join the top bench

Oct 2 2018 10:56am
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