Yesterday the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) announced the arrangements for the appointment of a new Lord Chief Justice, Continue reading “The appointment of the new Lord Chief Justice”
Month: February 2017
Sir Nicholas Wall
One of the finest family law judges of our times has just died at his own hand at the age of 71. Continue reading “Sir Nicholas Wall”
The Law Commission and the protection of official data
I spent three of the happiest years of my working life just over 20 years ago as Chairman of the Law Commission. Continue reading “The Law Commission and the protection of official data”
President Trump and the Courts: the advantages of transparency
With the increasing tendency of certain politicians and journalists to disparage the integrity of the courts, and in particular the independence of the judiciary, there is a growing need to make what happens in court more and more transparent for the benefit both of the media and the general public. Continue reading “President Trump and the Courts: the advantages of transparency”
All’s well that ends well – three years late
Readers of these blogs may remember the heart-breaking story I posted last October: Continue reading “All’s well that ends well – three years late”
President Trump and the courts: the judgment of the Court of Appeals
In view of the many appreciative messages I have received about my earlier attempts to explain what is going on in these proceedings, Continue reading “President Trump and the courts: the judgment of the Court of Appeals”
The Tutu Foundation UK
On the whole, as I get older and older, I have been giving up my different commitments. Continue reading “The Tutu Foundation UK”
President Trump and the Courts: the composition of the judges’ panel
I have been asked how the panel of three judges of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals who will decide on the Government’s motion tonight has been selected. Continue reading “President Trump and the Courts: the composition of the judges’ panel”
President Trump and the Courts: the technology companies and the law professors
This is the fifth in a series of blogs in which I am trying to explain to British and other non-US readers something of the range of issues with which the court in San Francisco is now grappling. Continue reading “President Trump and the Courts: the technology companies and the law professors”
President Trump and the Courts: The Government’s Reply
This is my fourth blog about the case now proceeding before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. Continue reading “President Trump and the Courts: The Government’s Reply”
Henry Brooke 