Tag: Judges
Mr Justice Peter Smith v Blackstone — ‘shocking and indefensible’ letter annotated
Legal Cheek reads between the lines to try and discern what the combative Judge was really trying to say in trenchant missive
‘I will no longer support your Chambers’: Top judge’s incredible letter to elite set Blackstone emerges in bias row
The full letter by Mr Justice Peter Smith revealed, as he is barred from hearing Blackstone barristers' cases
For heaven’s sake! Man applies for restraining order against God
Official court documents noted that the Almighty failed to attend the hearing
Judges, you need to catch up with parliament in your treatment of transgender people
Stop reminding litigants what used to be between their legs
One Direction? Judge halts trial because he has no idea who boyband is
“I am more of a Bach man myself”
Employment judge calls for new legislation to tackle ‘fattism’ in the workplace
But lawyers aren't convinced
Emotional triumph for Northern Irish state school in Bar National Mock Trial at the Old Bailey
Citizenship Foundation competition now in its 25th year, and is still fierce in its combat against the bar’s social mobility problem
‘Divisive’ 3% pay boost for senior judges rejected by government watchdog
But how do our top judges' pay packets measure up against those of City lawyers?
‘Cite you again’ – Law students’ musical eulogy to US Supreme Court judge Antonin Scalia
US website’s annual comp features ‘pitch perfect’ video praising outspoken judge
The rise of WhatsApp, Snapchat and Facebook poses ‘very serious challenge’ for courts says Lord Chief Justice
Social media creates a “new and significant issue” for lawyers in rape and sex offences trials
Lawyers vs Grayling: Supreme Court case concluded halfway through hearing in shocking legal first
Was the government’s policy so bad the court didn’t even wait until the end of the hearing to strike it down?
Disbarred: Constance Briscoe’s legal career is officially over
She had quite a ride
Official Solicitor to the Senior Courts appears as litigant-in-person in private dispute
Exclusive: Alastair Pitblado and his fiancée in High Court today -- acting for themselves in £150k planning row
Britain’s first black female High Court judge opens up about racism at the bar
Clerks would Tippex out her name on briefs and write in the name of male pupil they wanted to be the tenant
New Zealand courts thrown into disarray as a third of country’s top judges fall ill during luxury château break
Gastro bug sweeps through Kiwi judiciary
15 tweets Lord Denning would have made had he been on Twitter
We bet the king of dissents would've been big on hashtags
Judge sues Ministry of Justice for discrimination
Peter Herbert takes on government in what's set to be an explosive legal battle