Tag: Judges

Joshua Rozenberg: Look out for a retirement announcement from the High Court’s Mr Justice Peter Smith

Lost luggage rant judge could bow out now, just as he qualifies for a pension

Apr 11 2017 9:16am

Justices to play in front of their biggest crowd yet as Supreme Court confirms Edinburgh tour dates

Scottish sittings set to be the hottest ticket in town

Apr 10 2017 12:40pm

First non-white Old Bailey judge was told to ‘try hairdressing instead’

Judge Anuja Ravindra Dhir QC also recalls being mistaken for a defendant when she was at the bar

Apr 10 2017 10:29am

Reprimanded: Judge who offered to pay victim surcharge for teenage defendant convicted of stabbing her abuser through the heart

Judicial Conduct Investigations Office said his actions amounted to misconduct

Apr 7 2017 1:14pm

Top black judge who said ‘racism is alive and well’ among the judiciary is reprimanded over ‘inappropriate’ comments

Peter Herbert gave a public speech following Tower Hamlets electoral fraud scandal

Apr 7 2017 11:29am

Online petition calling on government to shelve late opening hours for courts hits target of 2,000 signatures

Lawyers with young children could be placed at a disadvantage

Apr 4 2017 10:09am

‘What’s the meaning of life?’ and other surreal questions asked to Trump’s Supreme Court nominee this week

We spoke to a constitutional law expert to find out more about America's heavily-politicised judicial system

Mar 24 2017 10:38am

This judge looks like Ursula from The Little Mermaid

And it got us thinking about our own Supreme Court's Disney look-alikes

Mar 14 2017 11:59am

Skadden lawyer who fought in World War II celebrates his 100th birthday

Top commercial counsel still works from 9.30am to 4.30pm and has no intention of retiring

Mar 1 2017 10:17am

Research: Law is more boring than IT

81% of lawyers are bored at work, compared to just 56% of computer whizzes

Mar 1 2017 8:59am

Liz Truss to appeal judicial pensions discrimination ruling

Just a week after she handed High Court and Court of Appeal judges an 11% pay increase

Feb 28 2017 4:02pm

It now looks even more likely our next Lord Chief Justice will be a woman

Front-runners' chances scuppered because they're too old to apply

Feb 24 2017 3:25pm

Young judges see pay packets swell to nearly £200,000 in wake of age discrimination case victory

Exclusive: High Court and Court of Appeal judges’ salaries upped by 11%

Feb 22 2017 9:21am

Supreme Court receives ‘application’ for its next president from some teddy bears

They hope to replace Lord Neuberger on a job-sharing basis

Feb 17 2017 9:43am

You can now apply to be a Supreme Court justice

Applications to fill unprecedented number of vacancies open today

Feb 16 2017 9:05am