Announcements
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12/03/2022
The Lord Chief Justice visits Barnsley Academy as part of the Schools Engagement Programme
The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Burnett of Maldon, visited Barnsley Academy where he delivered a talk to students as part of the Schools Engagement Programme. He was accompanied on the visit by Tribunal Judge Carl Gumsley, a Diversity and Community Relations Judge (DCRJ) and Magistrate George Spiteri JP, a Diversity and Community Relations Magistrate (DCRM). […]
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11/03/2022
International Women’s Day 2022: In Conversation with Sosan Yakrang
We were privileged to interview Sosan Yakrang, a former judge of Afghanistan. As a result of the occupation in August 2021, Sosan was forced to flee and since has found a new home in the United Kingdom. We asked Sosan to tell us about her journey into the judiciary and her plans for the future. […]
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11/03/2022
Judge of the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Retirement: McClure
Judge John Patrick McClure retired with effect from 8 March 2022. Background information Judge McClure (70) was called to the Bar (Middle Temple) in 1976. He was appointed as an Immigration Adjudicator in 2002 (appointed a part-time Immigration Adjudicator in 2000). He was appointed a Designated Immigration Judge (now known as a Judge of the […]
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10/03/2022
Publication of the Judicial Wellbeing Survey results for 2021 and the Wellbeing Action Plan
Promoting judicial welfare remains a priority and is vital to the delivery of justice in our courts and tribunals. During the pandemic, the courts and tribunals judiciary worked tirelessly, showing great adaptability and responsiveness in challenging circumstances. In May 2021, following the publication of the first Judicial Health and Wellbeing Strategy, we launched a judicial […]
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10/03/2022
Speech by Lord Justice Birss at the UCL and Intellectual Property Awareness Network event
Lord Justice Colin Birss, Deputy Head of Civil Justice, gave the keynote speech at the University of College London and Intellectual Property Awareness Network (IPAN) event. In his speech, entitled ‘Can the IP system serve small businesses better?’, he said: “In its broadest sense intellectual property is doing its job most acutely when it is […]
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10/03/2022
District Judge Appointment: Johnston
The Queen has appointed Gillian Claire Johnston to be a District 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 Northern Circuit, based at […]
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09/03/2022
International Women’s Day 2022: In conversation with Mrs Justice Ayesha A. Malik
For International Women’s Day we had the privilege of speaking with Mrs Justice Ayesha A. Malik, noted to be the first woman to be sworn into the Supreme Court of Pakistan. In our interview the judge reflects on her career in the law, the importance of women in leadership roles and what International Women’s Day […]
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09/03/2022
Judge of the Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber) Retirement: Gray
Upper Tribunal Judge Paula Gray retires with effect from 9 March 2022. Background information Upper Tribunal Judge Gray (64) was called to the Bar (Inner Temple) in 1980. She was appointed a part-time Chairman of Social Security Appeal Tribunals in 1993, a Legally Qualified Panel Member of Appeal Tribunals in 1999, a District Chairman of […]
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08/03/2022
Circuit Bench Retirement: Ainley
His Honour Judge Nicholas John Ainley retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 8 March 2022. Background information His Honour Judge Ainley (70) was called to the Bar (Lincoln’s Inn) in 1973. He was appointed an Assistant Recorder in 1996, a Recorder in 2000 and a Circuit Judge in 2003. He was Vice President […]
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07/03/2022
Judge of the First-tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber) Retirement: Walker
Judge Isabel Catherine Walker retired with effect from 5 March 2022. Background information Judge Walker (65) was admitted as a Solicitor in 1992. She was appointed a Legally Qualified Panel Member of Appeal Tribunals in 1992 and a Judge of the First-tier Tribunal, Social Entitlement Chamber (Social Security and Child Support)) in 2008.