Announcements
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30/11/2021
Circuit Bench Retirement: Farrell QC
His Honour Judge David Anthony Farrell QC retired as a Circuit Judge with effect from 27 November 2021. Background information His Honour Judge Farrell QC (65) was called to the Bar (Inner Temple) in 1978, took Silk in 2000 and elected a Bencher in 2017. He was appointed an Assistant Recorder in 1996, a Recorder […]
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30/11/2021
General guidance on electronic court bundles
This general guidance is intended to ensure a level of consistency in the provision of electronic bundles (“e-bundles”) for court hearings (but not tribunal hearings) in a format that promotes the efficient preparation for, and management of, a hearing. It is subject to any specific guidance by particular courts or directions given for individual cases. […]
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29/11/2021
New Deputy Senior Presiding Judge appointed
The Lord Chief Justice has appointed Lord Justice Edis as Deputy Senior Presiding Judge of England and Wales, with immediate effect. The appointment runs until 30 September 2023. He will bring to bear his unrivalled experience of the criminal courts and build on his work last year in chairing the group which kept Crown Court […]
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27/11/2021
Last chance to have your say on judiciary.uk
The Judicial Office is working to create an improved website that acts as the most trusted and accessible source of information about the judiciary and the rule of law in England and Wales. As part of this work, we have created a short survey to elicit feedback on the current site, judiciary.uk. This survey closes soon, […]
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27/11/2021
Senior Circuit Judge, Resident Judge Appointment: Lloyd-Clarke
The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon has appointed Her Honour Judge Lloyd-Clarke to be a Senior Circuit Judge, Resident Judge based at Cardiff Crown Court, with effect from 29 November 2021. Background Information Tracey Norma Beatrice Lloyd-Clarke, aged 57, will continue to be known as […]
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26/11/2021
Lord Chief Justice’s press conference (November 2021)
The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Burnett of Maldon, held his annual press conference on Tuesday 23 November 2021, at the Royal Courts of Justice. In his opening statement, Lord Burnett said: “I am very pleased to be able to welcome you back in person today after what seems like a rather long time. As we […]
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25/11/2021
Cambridge Freshfields Annual Lecture 2021
On 16 November 2021 Dame Sarah Falk delivered the 2021 Cambridge Freshfields Lecture entitled “Modern Judging”. The Honourable Mrs Justice Falk DBE spoke about modern judging, her experience as a High Court judge having followed an unconventional path to the High Court, the selection of judges, and some lessons learned from the pandemic for the […]
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24/11/2021
Message from Mr Justice Mostyn: amendments to standard orders
Standard Orders: Non-molestation order Order No. 10.1 (Non-molestation order) is amended to include in para 1 the respondent’s date of birth, the omission of which has caused occasional identification problems and unnecessary automated alerts from the Police National Database. The application form FL401 requires the applicant to provide the respondent’s date of birth. The amended […]
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24/11/2021
Circuit Judge Appointment: Kainth
The Queen has appointed Sandeep Kainth 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 South Eastern Circuit, based at […]
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24/11/2021
The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) – Recorder Application Seminar
Recorder Application Seminar The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) will be launching a selection exercise in early 2022. This exercise will aim to recruit fee-paid Recorders. The seminar This seminar is organised on behalf of the Judicial Diversity Committee to assist implementation of the Judicial Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (link opens in new tab). The seminar […]