Latest Posts
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02/09/2022
Judge of the First-tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber) Retirement: Kempster
Judge Peter Kempster retires with effect from 1 September 2022. Background information Judge Kempster (66) was admitted as a Solicitor in 1987. He was appointed a Judge of the First-tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber) in 2009.
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31/08/2022
Circuit Judge Appointment: Blake
The Queen has appointed Alan Geoffrey Blake 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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31/08/2022
Appointment as a Judge of the First-tier Tribunal, Social Entitlement Chamber: Uma Joshi
Uma Joshi 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 her to the Social Entitlement Chamber with effect from 5 September 2022. Background Information Uma Joshi will be known as Judge Joshi. She was […]
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30/08/2022
Gorbachev (claimant/respondent) & ors v T.U. Reflections Ltd & anr (2nd & 3rd respondents/appellants)
Friday 19th August 2022 By Appellant’s Notice filed on 5 August 2022, TU Reflections Ltd and First Link Management Services Ltd appeal the Order of Mr Justice Jacobs dated 20 July 2022 in which he dismissed their application to set aside an Order of HHJ Pelling QC dated 11 April 2022 which granted permission to […]
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27/08/2022
District Judge Appointment: Pakeeza Rahman
The Queen has appointed Pakeeza Rahman 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 Western Circuit, based at Truro […]
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27/08/2022
Circuit Judge Appointment: Willsteed
The Queen has appointed Elizabeth Louise Willsteed 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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26/08/2022
Electronic bills in Court of Protection cases – Pilot in the Senior Courts Costs Office
From 1 November 2022 until 28 April 2023, professional deputies appointed by the Court of Protection, their legal representatives and other legal professionals involved in Court of Protection cases, may file their bills in respect of general management and other applications where the relevant authority has been obtained from the Court of Protection in electronic […]
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25/08/2022
Welcome to my world – Interview with David Rawsthorn, a tribunal Non-Legal Member
David Rawsthorn, a tribunal Non-Legal Member, describes how he became interested in the law and his role in the Upper Tribunal, Administrative Appeals Chamber (UTAAC) I am David Rawsthorn, a Non-Legal Member of the Upper Tribunal hearing appeals by road haulage and PCV operators against the regulatory decisions of Traffic Commissioners. I will describe my role […]
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25/08/2022
Appointment as a Judge of the First-tier Tribunal, Social Entitlement Chamber: Sadie Rizzo
Sadie Marie Rizzo 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 her to the Social Entitlement Chamber with effect from 19 September 2022. Background Information Sadie Marie Rizzo will be known as Judge Rizzo. […]
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24/08/2022
In conversation with Lady Justice Nicola Davies and Tribunal Judge Safia Iman
Inspired by the centenary of Dr Ivy Williams, the first woman to be called to the Bar in England and Wales, we interviewed Lady Justice Nicola Davies and Tribunal Judge Safia Iman as they spoke with one another about their experiences as women in the judiciary. The interview was filmed at the historic Royal Courts […]