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10/08/2022
Deputy District Judge Pre-Application Seminar 2022
The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) will be launching a selection exercise in September 2022, to recruit Deputy District Judges. The seminar This seminar is organised by Judicial Office (opens in new tab) on behalf of the Judicial Diversity Committee to assist with implementation of the Judicial Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in new tab). The seminar will take […]
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10/08/2022
Circuit Bench Retirement: Saffman
His Honour Judge Andrew Maurice Saffman retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 9 August 2022. Background information His Honour Judge Saffman (69) was admitted as a Solicitor in 1977. He was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 1995, a District Judge in 2001 and a Circuit Judge in 2013. He was authorised to […]
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09/08/2022
Judicial Disciplinary System – Response to Public Consultation
This document is the post-consultation report by the Lord Chancellor and Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, for the consultation document: Judicial Discipline – Consultation on proposals about the judicial disciplinary system in England and Wales’ (external link, opens in a new tab). It contains: An executive summary of the report The background to […]
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09/08/2022
Circuit Judge Appointment: Talbott
The Queen has appointed Ross David Talbott 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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06/08/2022
Specialist Civil Circuit Judge Appointment: Bever
The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon, has appointed His Honour Judge Adrian Bever to be a Specialist Circuit Judge with effect from 15 August 2022. The Lord Chief Justice has deployed him to the Northern Circuit, based at Manchester County Court. Background Information Adrian Bever […]
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05/08/2022
Administrative Court North – User Group Meetings – April to July 2022
The User Groups of the Administrative Court Leeds (ACL) and Administrative Court Manchester (ACM) have been re-established. The Minutes of the meetings April to July 2022 can be accessed below: Administrative Court Manchester User Group Minutes 28 April 2022 – (PDF, opens in a new window) Administrative Court Leeds User Group Minutes 17 May 2022 […]
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05/08/2022
Consultation on sentencing guidelines for child cruelty offences
The Sentencing Council is consulting (external link) on updated sentencing guidelines for offenders convicted of child cruelty offences, including causing or allowing death or serious injury, or neglect in England and Wales. The proposals introduce a new ‘very high culpability’ level for the most serious cases to reflect new maximum sentences introduced by the Police, […]
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04/08/2022
Circuit Judge Appointment: Clarke
The Queen has appointed Helen Clarke 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, based […]
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04/08/2022
Practice Direction and Presidential Guidance: Use of Witness Statements in Employment Tribunal Cases to Be Heard in Scotland
Judge Susan Walker, the President of Employment Tribunals (Scotland), has issued the attached Practice Direction and Presidential Guidance. Judge Walker would like to acknowledge that both documents were drafted by her predecessor, Judge Shona Simon.
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03/08/2022
High Court availability this summer
Please read the attached document to find out more about the High Court’s availability in August and September, before the new legal term starts in October 2022. Please note: The term dates for the legal year apply to sittings in the High Court and Court of Appeal only.