Announcements
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26/06/2022
Circuit Bench Retirement: Fletcher CBE
His Honour Judge David Robert Fletcher CBE retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 25 June 2022. Background information His Honour Judge Fletcher CBE (65) was admitted as a Solicitor in 1981. He was appointed an Acting Stipendiary Magistrate in 1998, a District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) in 2003, a Circuit Judge in 2004 and […]
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25/06/2022
Update from the Lord Chief Justice regarding non-attendance at court by members of the Bar
The Lord Chief Justice yesterday issued a statement (external link, opens in a new tab) in relation to the action being taken by some members of the Criminal Bar Association. It drew attention to the warning given by the CBA to its members that non-attendance might be in breach of the Code of Conduct and […]
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24/06/2022
Lord Chief Justice: Non-attendance at court by members of the Bar
The judiciary is not a party to the dispute between the Criminal Bar Association (the CBA) and the Government and will not enter into the substance of the dispute. The function of the judiciary is to uphold the rule of law and to protect the administration of justice. The court must have regard to the […]
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23/06/2022
Launch of National Deprivation of Liberty (DoLs) Court at the Royal Courts of Justice – 4 July 2022
The President of the Family Division today announces the launch of a National DoLs (Deprivation of Liberty) court on 4 July 2022. The court will deal with applications seeking authorisation to deprive children of their liberty and will be based at the Royal Courts of Justice under the leadership of Mr Justice Moor. From 4 […]
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21/06/2022
Appointment of support to Lead Judge for Private Family Law
Following the announcement of 11 January 2022, appointing Mrs Justice Knowles as Lead Judge for Private Family Law, The President of the Family Division is pleased to further announce that Mrs Justice Morgan will provide additional support to Mrs Justice Knowles in her role. The President is conscious of the importance of Private Family Law […]
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18/06/2022
Judicial College Prospectus 2022-2023
Welcome to the 2022-2023 Prospectus The version of the prospectus at which you are currently looking is a version created in the form of a document which can be accessed as a text document or as a pdf. It is essentially the public version. In addition, the Judicial College creates and runs induction seminars which […]
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18/06/2022
His Honour Judge Jinder Singh Boora talks about his work with The Princes’ Trust Work Mentoring Programme at Saltley Academy
His Honour Judge Jinder Singh Boora has written about the work he does as a mentor at Saltley Academy on behalf of The Princes’ Trust Mentoring Programme. I’m currently undertaking work as a mentor at Saltley Academy. It’s part of the Mosaic Secondary Mentoring Programme. This is an 8-session programme run by the Prince’s […]
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17/06/2022
Practice Statement for the First-Tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber): Witness Summonses and Orders to Produce Documents
This Practice Statement has been made by the Chamber President to give guidance to the Tribunal and to Tribunal users on the practice adopted in relation to the issue of witness summonses and orders to produce documents in the Tax Chamber. INTRODUCTION 1. Rule 16 of the Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Tax Chamber) Rules 2009 […]
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17/06/2022
Speech by the Lord Chief Justice: Slynn Lecture
It is a great pleasure to be able to join you this evening for the 2022 Slynn memorial lecture to the Solicitors Association of Higher Court Advocates. It is many years now since solicitors gained rights of audience in the higher courts. It happened in my relatively early days in practice. Looking back from the […]
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12/06/2022
Speech by the Master of the Rolls: CiARB Roebuck lecture
The Master of the Rolls, Sir Geoffrey Vos, gave the CiARB Roebuck lecture on Wednesday (8 June 2022). He set out how an integrated digital justice system can be created using common ‘data standards’ governed by the Online Procedure Rule Committee. The lecture explains how this common and consistent approach to information will allow all […]