Monthly Archives: November 2021
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19/11/2021
Chelluri (claimant/appellant) –v- Air India Ltd (resp/defendant)
Tuesday 16th November 2021 The Claimant (C) appeals the Order of HHJ Berkley, sitting in Winchester County Court on a Portsmouth County Court case, dated 27 January 2021, allowing the Defendant’s appeal against the decision of DDJ Sanderson dated 10 August 2020. Flight compensation delay claim pursuant to EU Regulation 261/2004 said to continue to apply […]
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19/11/2021
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Appointment: Boyd
The Queen has appointed Alexander Boyd to be a District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) 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 Northern Circuit, based […]
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18/11/2021
Circuit Judge Appointment: Penelope Taylor
The Queen has appointed Penelope Jane Taylor 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 Western Circuit, based at […]
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17/11/2021
Civil Justice Council launches consultation on Pre-Action Protocols
The Civil Justice Council has today published an Interim Report for consultation on the subject of pre-action protocols (PAPs). The consultation will close on Friday 24 December 2021 at 10am. The report considers what role PAPs should play in the civil justice system in the 2020s including their role in an increasingly digitalised justice system. […]
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16/11/2021
Consultation on improvements to the judicial disciplinary system
The Lord Chancellor and Lord Chief Justice are consulting on proposals for improvements to the judicial disciplinary system. The consultation document is available at: Judicial Disciplinary System: Public Consultation – GOV.UK (link, opens in a new tab) The consultation will close on 7 February 2022.
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15/11/2021
Circuit Bench Retirement: Garland-Thomas
Her Honour Judge Jane Garland-Thomas retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 14 November 2021. Background information Her Honour Judge Garland-Thomas (65) was admitted as a Solicitor in 1980. She was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 1999, a District Judge in 2001 and a Tutor Judge at the Judicial College in 2013. She […]
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12/11/2021
HRH The Duchess of Sussex (claimant/respondent) –v- Associated Newspapers Ltd (defendant/appellant)
Tuesday 9th – Thursday 11th November 2021 This is the Defendant’s appeal against the order of Lord Justice Warby (sitting as a High Court Judge) dated 22nd March 2021, A) granting summary judgement on (i) the claim for misuse of private information; (ii) the issues of subsistence and infringement of copyright; and all consequential orders; B) the […]
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12/11/2021
Judicial Diversity and Inclusion – First Annual Update
The Judicial Diversity and Inclusion Strategy was published on 5 November 2020. Its overarching aim was to increase the personal and professional diversity of the judiciary at all levels over the next five years by increasing the number of well qualified applicants for judicial appointment from diverse personal and professional backgrounds and by supporting their […]
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11/11/2021
Lord Justice Haddon-Cave pens article for the Australian Law Journal
Lord Justice Haddon-Cave has written an article about the conduct of terrorism trials in England and Wales for a special edition of the Australian Law Journal on ‘National Security and the Law’. The manner in which these complex and sensitive trials are conducted, he writes, “…is a mark of how civilised a society we are, […]
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11/11/2021
President of the Family Division: Witness Statements
The President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, has issued a memorandum setting out how witness statements should be prepared for use in the Family Courts to ensure they meet proper professional standards. The full details can be found below.