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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
Sir Charles Anthony Haddon-Cave, Senior Presiding Judge
Lord Justice Haddon-Cave was called to the Bar in 1978 (G) and called to the Hong Kong Bar in 1980. He specialised in shipping and aviation law and acted in a number of notable UK aviation and marine disaster cases such as Manchester Air Disaster, Herald of Free Enterprise, Braer Disaster, Kegworth Aircrash, Knight Air […]
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02/10/2021
Forest of Dean District Council (claimant/resp) –v- Wildin & ors (def/ appellant)
Tuesday 28th September 2021 This is an appeal against an order made by HHJ Jarman QC dated 25/6/21 when a six week committal order was made against him suspended for 12 months. He was ordered to remove construction works within 18 weeks of 25/6/21. The committal application was brought by the planning authority against Defendant 1, […]
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02/10/2021
Jalla & anr (claimant/appellant) –v- Shell International Trading & Shipping Company Ltd & anr
Thursday 30th September 2021 Application for permission to appeal, with appeal to follow if permission granted the order of O’Farrell J made on 21/7/21 refusing the Claimants application for an extension of time to supplement their existing pleading and evidence with schedules setting out their case as to when all relevant accruals of damage occurred. There […]
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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 […]