Announcements
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22/07/2022
Appointment of the Designated Family Judge for Somerset
Following an Expressions of Interest exercise, the President of the Family Division is pleased to announce the appointment of a Designated Family Judge. HHJ Kathryn Skellorn QC will be appointed as the Designated Family Judge for Somerset with effect from 3 October 2022. The President of the Family Division wishes the judge well in her […]
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21/07/2022
Speech by Judge Mark Pelling QC: Issues in crypto currency fraud claims
Good morning and thank you for asking me to speak this morning. Everything I say in the next few minutes represent my personal views[1]. They are not those of the Judiciary of England and Wales. Many of you will be very familiar with the joys of Smart Contracts, block chain, distributed ledgers, crypto assets and […]
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20/07/2022
Sentencing Council Annual Report 2021/22
The Sentencing Council annual report for 2021/22 (external link) is Lord Justice Holroyde’s fourth report as Chairman of the Council. It documents the Council’s achievements of the year 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022 in the context of the objectives set in the Council five-year strategy, Sentencing Council strategic objectives 2021-2026 (external link). These achievements […]
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19/07/2022
Circuit Judge Appointment: Walsh
The Queen has appointed Darren Stephen Walsh to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Dominic Raab MP and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon. The Lord Chief Justice has deployed him to the North Eastern Circuit, based […]
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17/07/2022
President of the Employment Tribunals (Scotland) Retirement: Simon
Judge Shona Margaret Simon retires with effect from 16 July 2022. Background information Judge Simon (62) was admitted as a solicitor in 1992. She was appointed as a salaried Employment Judge in 2000, as Vice President of Employment Tribunals (Scotland) in 2004 and as President of Employment Tribunals (Scotland) in 2009.
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16/07/2022
Judicial Office Profiles: Jo Keatley
We sat down with Jo Keatley and talked with her about her role in the Judicial Office. What is your job title, and can you give a brief description of your role? I’m the head of the Private Office Strategy Unit. My team is responsible for running projects that help to deliver the senior […]
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16/07/2022
Circuit Judge Appointment: Trotter-Jackson
The Queen has appointed Helen Claire Trotter-Jackson to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Dominic Raab MP and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon. The Lord Chief Justice has deployed her to the North Eastern Circuit, based […]
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12/07/2022
Appointment of Judge in Charge of the Commercial Court
The President of the Queen’s Bench Division is happy to announce that, following an Expressions of Interest exercise, Mr Justice Foxton has been appointed Judge in Charge of the Commercial Court. The appointment is from 1 August 2022 to 31 July 2024. The President of the Queen’s Bench Division wishes Mr Justice Foxton well in […]
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10/07/2022
Circuit Bench Retirement: Waddicor
Her Honour Judge Janet Ann Waddicor retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 9 July 2022. Background information Her Honour Judge Waddicor (68) was called to the Bar (Gray’s Inn) in 1985. She was appointed a Recorder in 2001, a Circuit Judge in 2007 and a Deputy High Court Judge in 2010. She was […]
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09/07/2022
Pursuing ‘One Judiciary’ by the Lord Chancellor, the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales and the Senior President of Tribunals
The judiciary and Ministry of Justice have a longstanding shared ambition to create One Judiciary. The principal aim of One Judiciary is to bring the courts and tribunals closer together to make better use of resources and to demonstrate that judges, whether they sit in courts or tribunals, are part of a single judicial family. […]