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Lady Hale to quit role on Hong Kong court

Ex-Supreme says decision to step down isn’t political, reports say

Jun 4 2021 2:05pm
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Corona-vires: Lord Sumption gets his case law on as he and Lady Hale blast pandemic regulations

Cheeky bit of Liversidge v Anderson

Dec 2 2020 2:36pm
Will Lady Hale and Lord Sumption keep sitting as judges in Hong Kong in wake of new China security law?

Senior legal figures have expressed concerns

Jul 13 2020 1:50pm
Lady Hale’s spider brooch — which cost £12 from Cards Galore — didn’t have ‘hidden message’

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Jul 7 2020 11:34am
Lady Hale uses lockdown to write her memoirs

The former Supreme Court president has secured a two-book deal

Apr 24 2020 12:55pm
Journal

XX v Whittington: Another nail in the coffin for the Surrogacy Act?

Bar student Callum Reid-Hutchings analyses Lady Hale’s last ruling

Apr 17 2020 11:48am

Lady Hale ‘not easy to deal with’, says ex-colleague

Others suggest she was treated ‘more harshly’ than the men and held back from court president role

Feb 4 2020 3:43pm
‘A symbol of swashbuckling womanhood’: top lawyers pay tribute to retiring Lady Hale

Four reasons everyone’s going to miss Supreme Court chief

Dec 18 2019 12:20pm
Lady Hale appointed UCL honorary professor ahead of Supreme Court retirement

Beyoncé of the legal profession steps down next month

Dec 18 2019 8:38am
Eve Cornwell bumps into Lady Hale on the Tube

She was doing a puzzle on the Victoria Line

Dec 9 2019 11:17am
Half of judges will be women by 2033, Lady Hale predicts

‘We’ve done the sums’

Nov 25 2019 10:29am
US Supreme Court legend Ruth Bader Ginsburg now has her own Lady Hale spider pin

‘Notorious RBG’ thanks lawyers at 2 Bedford Row for arachnid fashion item

Nov 15 2019 12:00pm

Hale takes subtle swipe at Sumption over suggestion it will take 50 years to achieve gender equality across judiciary

Outspoken ex-Supreme Court judge made controversial comments in 2015

Nov 12 2019 11:06am
Parliament prorogation case racked up 30 million views, Supreme Court confirms

Most viewed case of all time

Oct 15 2019 11:45am
Lady Hale’s ‘girly swots’ quip sparks constitutional row

Supreme Court judge also referenced The Handmaid’s Tale as she told state school heads: ‘Don’t let the bastards grind you down!’

Oct 7 2019 12:03pm
Children’s book starring Lady Hale to hit shelves next month

Will it feature her now-famous spider brooch? ?️

Sep 25 2019 1:45pm
Supreme Court chiefs celebrate 10th anniversary with official portrait launch

Team Supreme snaps unveiled by Hale

Jul 4 2019 8:51am
Lady Hale on Trump, Beyoncé comparisons and whether the Lord Chancellor must be a lawyer

BBC 5 Live interview fails to break Supreme Court president’s ever-judicious stance

Jun 12 2019 1:18pm

Lady Hale opens up about her ‘brilliant’ mother who went back to work after her father died when she was 13

‘I say thank you to her almost every day for what she did for us’

May 10 2019 9:31am
Lady Hale says judges don’t use social media for fear of trolls

You won’t be Snapchatting a Supreme any time soon

Mar 21 2019 11:42am
Women barristers overlooked in favour of men, Supreme Court president says

International Women’s Day: Female advocates complain to Lady Hale that males still scoop the big cases

Mar 8 2019 11:03am