Announcements
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06/10/2021
Temporary Insolvency Practice Direction
This Insolvency Practice Direction is intended to retain those parts of the previous Temporary Practice Direction that were not concerned with workable solutions for court users during the COVID-19 pandemic and which come to an end under SI at the end of September 2021. Those elements were concerned with permanent changes to the way insolvency […]
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06/10/2021
BBC interview – Afghan women judges
On Monday 4 October 2021 Mrs Justice McGowan spoke to Naga Munchetty about the position women judges in Afghanistan are currently in. A full transcript of the interview is available below. You can also listen to the interview until 1 November 2021 through BBC Sounds (link, opens in a new tab), the interview takes place 33:40 […]
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05/10/2021
Circuit Judge Appointment: Duddridge
The Queen has appointed Robert James Duddridge 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 […]
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02/10/2021
High Court: Retirement of The Honourable Sir Paul Hyacinth Morgan
The Honourable Sir Paul Hyacinth Morgan retires as a Judge of the High Court (Chancery Division) with effect from 1 October 2021. Background information Sir Paul Morgan (69) was called to the Bar (Lincoln’s Inn) in 1975, took Silk in 1992 and was elected a Bencher in 2001. He was appointed a Deputy Chairman of […]
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02/10/2021
Appointment as a Judge of the First-tier Tribunal, Immigration and Asylum Chamber: Adrian Charles Seelhoff
Adrian Charles Seelhoff has been appointed as a Judge of the First-tier Tribunal by the Senior President of Tribunals, the Right Honourable Sir Keith Lindblom. The Senior President of Tribunals has assigned him to the Immigration and Asylum Chamber with effect from 4 October 2021. Background Information Adrian Charles Seelhoff, aged 43, will be known […]
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02/10/2021
Circuit Judge Appointment: Renvoize
The Queen has appointed Georgina Renvoize (nee Clark) 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 South Eastern Circuit, […]
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02/10/2021
Circuit Judge Appointment: Weston QC
The Queen has appointed Jeremy Paul Weston QC 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 Midland Circuit, based […]
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02/10/2021
New sentencing guidelines covering modern slavery and trade mark offences come into effect today
New sentencing guidelines for modern slavery offences and unauthorised use of a trade mark come into effect today (1 October 2021). Modern slavery offences The first sentencing guidelines for offenders convicted of modern slavery offences including slavery, forced labour, human trafficking or an offence committed to facilitate human trafficking will come into effect on 1 […]
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02/10/2021
Judge of the First-tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber) Retirement: Broughton
Judge Helen Broughton retires with effect from 1 October 2021. Notes to editors Judge Broughton (64) was admitted as a Solicitor in 1981. She was appointed a Part-time Chairman of Appeal Tribunals in 1993 and a Legally Qualified Panel Member of Appeal Tribunals in 1999. She was appointed a District Tribunal Judge of the Social […]
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02/10/2021
The role of a family magistrate
Sam is based in Bedfordshire. He talks to us about his role as a family magistrate. What is a family magistrate? A magistrate in a family court is one that helps resolve disputes that affect children. When disputes do come to the courts, the cases are dealt with by magistrates specially trained to deal with […]