Announcements
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09/11/2021
District Judge Appointment: Guirguis
The Queen has appointed Sheren Guirguis 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 Liverpool […]
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07/11/2021
High Court: Retirement of The Honourable Sir Stephen Paul Stewart
The Honourable Sir Stephen Paul Stewart retires as a Judge of the High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) with effect from 6 November 2021. Background information Sir Stephen Stewart (68) was called to the Bar (Middle Temple) in 1975, took Silk in 1996 and was elected a Bencher in 2013. He was appointed as an Assistant […]
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06/11/2021
Appointment of President of the Competition Appeal Tribunal: Marcus Smith
The Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Dominic Raab MP, has appointed The Honourable Mr Justice Marcus Smith to be President of the Competition Appeal Tribunal with effect from 5 November 2021. Mr Justice Marcus Smith replaces The Honourable Mr Justice Roth who retired as President of the Competition Appeal Tribunal on 4 November 2021. Background […]
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06/11/2021
The Master of the Rolls Tom Sargant Memorial Lecture 2021
Sir Geoffrey Vos, The Master of the Rolls, has given the 2021 Tom Sargant Lecture on How Judges Work: A Reappraisal for the 21st Century His lecture explores the way that judges work and their diversity. Before considering what changes could be made to create a justice system fit for the 21st century The full […]
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05/11/2021
Lord Chief Justice’s Annual Report 2021
The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Burnett of Maldon, has laid his annual report before Parliament and published it today (Thursday 4 November). In the report, the Lord Chief Justice reflects on the continuing impact of COVID-19 and the measures put in place to support the justice system. He pays “tribute to the work of the […]
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04/11/2021
Statement from the Master of the Rolls: the end of the ‘overall arrangements for possession proceedings’
On 17 September 2020 the “Overall Arrangements for Possession Proceedings” were published by my Predecessor in response to the end of the unprecedented stay of proceedings in possession cases following the COVID-19 pandemic. These “Overall Arrangements” came to an end on 1 November 2021. The procedures to be followed for the future are those set […]
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03/11/2021
Commercial Court events available online
Recent events featuring the judges of the Commercial Court are now accessible online. The Commercial Court’s seminar “Topical Issues in Shipping Law” is now available to view on YouTube (external link, opens in a new tab). Mr Justice Jacobs’ inaugural Arnould Lecture entitled ‘Can you judge a policy by its cover: how important is the […]
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02/11/2021
S9(4) Seminar – application seminar for legal professionals
The Judicial Appointments Commission are expected to launch a recruitment exercise early 2022. An online seminar is taking place via Microsoft Teams on Tuesday 23 November 2021 via MS Teams at 5-6pm for those interested in applying for S9(4) appointment. This seminar is organised on behalf of the Judicial Diversity Committee to assist implementation of […]
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02/11/2021
District Bench Retirement: Barraclough
District Judge Robin Barraclough retires from the District Bench with effect from 1 November 2021. Background information District Judge Barraclough (64) was admitted as a Solicitor in 1982. He was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 1998 and a District Judge in 2004. He was appointed a Regional Costs Judge in 2015.
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02/11/2021
Circuit Bench Retirement: Vincent
His Honour Judge Nicholas Denis Vincent retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 1 November 2021. Background information His Honour Judge Vincent (69) was admitted as a Solicitor in 1976. He was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 1988, a District Judge in 1992, a Recorder in 1998 and a Circuit Judge in 2001. […]