Announcements
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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
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
Family Justice Council Debate – ‘Should the age of majority be reduced to 16?’
The Family Justice Council is holding its 14th Annual Debate and panel discussion on Wednesday 8 December 2021, from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. The event will take place in person in London and will be live streamed via MS Teams. The motion for this year’s debate reads: ‘Should the age of majority be reduced to 16?’ The […]
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11/11/2021
President of the Family Division: Drafting Orders
The President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, has issued a memorandum setting out the approach for drafting orders in the Family Court, in order to mitigate a number of problems. The full details can be found below.
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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.
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10/11/2021
Deadline extended 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. The deadline to […]