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08/07/2022
Remote observation of hearings in Criminal Courts
Please read this guidance from the President of the Queen’s Bench Division
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08/07/2022
Mansion House speech by the Lord Chief Justice
The Rt Hon the Lord Burnett of Maldon Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales Dinner to Her Majesty’s Judges Mansion House 6 July 2022 My Lord Mayor, Lord Chancellor, distinguished representatives of the City of London, fellow judges, ladies and gentlemen. It is a real pleasure to be here this evening for the […]
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08/07/2022
Consultation on motoring offences sentencing guidelines published
The Sentencing Council is consulting on 12 new and revised sentencing guidelines (external link, opens in a new tab) for offenders convicted of motoring offences in England and Wales. The Council is seeking views on the draft guidelines – which apply to adult offenders only – from judges, magistrates and others with an interest in […]
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08/07/2022
Judge of the First-tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber) Retirement: Pearson
Judge Geoffrey Pearson retires with effect from 6 July 2022. Background information Judge Pearson (65) was admitted as a Solicitor in 1982. He was appointed a Legally Qualified Panel Member of Appeal Tribunals in 2002 and a Judge of the First-tier Tribunal, Social Entitlement Chamber (Social Security and Child Support) in 2012.
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07/07/2022
HHJ Davis-White QC
Malcolm Davis-White is a Specialist Circuit Judge based in Leeds. He is authorised to sit in all the courts of the Business and Property Courts, as well as in the Administrative Court, the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber). He also sits in the Crown Court. His Honour Judge Davis-White QC was called to the […]
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07/07/2022
Appointment of the Designated Family Judge for Cumbria
Following an Expressions of Interest exercise, the President of the Family Division is pleased to announce the appointment of a Designated Family Judge. HHJ Clive Baker will be appointed as the Designated Family Judge for Cumbria with effect from 8 August 2022. The President of the Family Division wishes the judge well in his new […]
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07/07/2022
His Honour Judge Cawson QC
Mark Cawson is a Specialist Circuit Judge based in Manchester. He is authorised to sit in all the courts of the Business and Property Courts, as well as in the Administrative Court and the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber). His Honour Judge Cawson QC was born and bred in the North West and graduated […]
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07/07/2022
His Honour Judge Graham Wood QC
Graham Wood is the Designated Civil Judge for Cheshire and Merseyside. He is authorised to sit as a High Court judge in the Queen’s Bench Division, in the Administrative Court and as a judge of the Upper Tribunal Immigration and Asylum Chamber. He is also authorised to sit in the Business and Property Courts, principally […]
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07/07/2022
Circuit Judge Appointment: Hesford
The Queen has appointed Shelley Claire Hesford 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 Northern Circuit, based at […]
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07/07/2022
Circuit Judge Appointment: Johnston
The Queen has appointed Sarah Louise Johnston 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 Northern Circuit based at […]