Tag: Judges

Want to write a good judgment? You’re best avoiding Wikipedia, judges warned

Research suggests assigning experts to correct misinformation and double-check claims

Feb 10 2023 11:41am
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Judge tells Kanye West’s lawyers Greenberg Traurig to try harder to reach him

US firm had requested court's permission to use newspaper ads

Jan 25 2023 12:24pm

Civil servant who finished LLB in 2021 becomes country’s youngest judge at 29

Exclusive: Carlton Williams called to the bar just three months ago

Jan 19 2023 10:50am
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Law student unwittingly asks Supreme Court justice for directions

Aspiring lawyer 'awestruck by Lord Briggs kindness'

Dec 15 2022 11:14am
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Don’t call judges ‘Sir’ or ‘Madam’, lawyers told

New guidance promotes ‘modern’ address for certain judicial roles

Dec 2 2022 11:33am
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Lord Chief Justice to retire

Lord Burnett steps down next September after six years in role

Nov 24 2022 12:09pm

‘Loud and obvious’ porn halts drugs trial

Lawyer blames hack

Nov 21 2022 10:40am
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Judges to be trained on avoiding ‘inappropriate behaviour’, says Lord Chief Justice

Follows reports of bullying, harassment and discrimination

Nov 10 2022 9:14am
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Ex-Freshfields partner appointed Court of Appeal judge

Sarah Falk becomes only the third solicitor to achieve feat

Nov 4 2022 8:51am
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Judiciary won’t be ‘fully representative’ of society until 2149

120-year wait "unacceptable", says new Law Society president

Oct 27 2022 11:58am
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Lord Lloyd-Jones re-joins the Supreme Court… seven months after retiring

Sir David Richards also elevated to top bench

Aug 18 2022 10:53am
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Top judges use Wikipedia, research shows

Irish Supreme Court decisions with online encyclopedia entry 22% more likely to be cited in later judgments

Jul 28 2022 11:03am
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Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes first Black woman on US Supreme Court

‘I am standing on the shoulders of my own role models’, says ex-Goodwin and MoFo lawyer

Apr 11 2022 12:24pm
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Cleary Gottlieb criticised for charging out top lawyers at £1,131 an hour

‘No justification at all’ for eye-watering rate, rules Lord Justice Males

Apr 7 2022 4:50pm
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Top UK judges quit Hong Kong

Supreme Court says it can't continue to endorse administration which has 'departed from values of political freedom'

Mar 30 2022 10:41am
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UK government appoints top war crimes lawyer to help Ukraine on ‘journey to justice’ against Russia

Judge and Doughty Street associate tenant Sir Howard Morrison QC will act as independent adviser to war-torn country's chief prosecutor

Mar 28 2022 10:20am
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