Lady Hale Archives - Legal Cheek

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
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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
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Lady Hale uses lockdown to write her memoirs

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

Apr 24 2020 12:55pm
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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
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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
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‘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
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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
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Eve Cornwell bumps into Lady Hale on the Tube

She was doing a puzzle on the Victoria Line

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

‘We’ve done the sums’

Nov 25 2019 10:29am
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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
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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
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Parliament prorogation case racked up 30 million views, Supreme Court confirms

Most viewed case of all time

Oct 15 2019 11:45am
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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
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Children’s book starring Lady Hale to hit shelves next month

Will it feature her now-famous spider brooch? 🕷️

Sep 25 2019 1:45pm
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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
Lady Hale on courage

Judges must stand up to the government and the media, says Supreme Court president

Mar 4 2019 8:52am
Courtroom to catwalk? Lady Hale appears in Vogue magazine to mark 100 years of women in law

Supreme Court president humbled by role model status

Jan 11 2019 10:55am