Tag: Judges

Elon Musk mocks British wig-wearing barristers
'Mfs in the 1700s saw this hairstyle and were like YOOOO 🔥🔥🔥'

No cab rank? Supreme Court judges criticised for pricey private car rides
Official 1.4 mile trip cost £104

Lady Hale to quit role on Hong Kong court
Ex-Supreme says decision to step down isn't political, reports say

Supreme Court launches paid internship for underrepresented aspiring barristers
Week-long scheme will see bar hopefuls shadow judicial assistants

Notorious RBG’s law school textbook set to fetch over £7k at auction
Has scores of handwritten notes in the margins

How to hack a judge’s brain with science
New research shows how judges can fall into psychological traps when making decisions

Retirement age for judges upped to 75
Five years longer

Supreme Court gets a new female judge
Lady Justice Rose joins UK's top bench next month

Plastic surgeon Zooms in to virtual court during operation
And you thought 'cat lawyer' was strange

Zoom blunder turns lawyer into cat
‘I’m here live. I’m not a cat’, Rod Ponton tells judge during virtual court hearing

High Court video hearing thrown into chaos after intruders share pics of ‘well-endowed men’
Members of the public, who dialled into a case concerning Swindon Town F.C., blew raspberries, screamed and shared pornographic images

Lawyers left stunned after ex-Supreme Sumption tells cancer sufferer her life is ‘less valuable’ on national TV
Former top judge insists comment was taken out of context

Over 200 top lawyers sign petition calling on London’s Garrick Club to scrap men-only membership policy
Women are being excluded from vital networking opportunities, according to letter

Corona-vires: Lord Sumption gets his case law on as he and Lady Hale blast pandemic regulations
Cheeky bit of Liversidge v Anderson

Ex-Supreme Court judge Lord Kerr dies aged 72
He retired from the bench two months ago

Supreme Court launches career journey podcast to encourage top court hopefuls
Trio of Supremes open up about life on top bench

Keep wigs to help disguise judges, Lord Chief Justice argues
Lord Burnett recalls taking the same Tube home as a defendant he'd just sentenced

Judges star in COVID-inspired Hamilton music video
'We'll be back, time will tell, you'll remember that we serve you well' 🎶

BBC calls on Lord Dyson to oversee Princess Diana interview investigation
Former Master of the Rolls and Supreme Court judge to start straight away

EXCLUSIVE: Top judge’s daughter who’s now a judge herself fronts judicial diversity campaign
The judiciary: where judges' daughters, not just their sons, can make it to the top