The blog I posted earlier today has attracted some interesting comments in response, and has already attracted over 170 “views”. Continue reading “Failures in prosecution disclosure”
Category: LEGAL MATTERS
The miserable state of criminal justice
The Bar Council has now published its ”Manifesto for Justice” in the context of the current General Election Campaign. Continue reading “The miserable state of criminal justice”
Infographic: Understanding Lasting Powers of Attorney
From time to time I use this site to draw attention to useful “infographics” which will help people understand legal issues, or access the legal help they need, more easily. Continue reading “Infographic: Understanding Lasting Powers of Attorney”
Judges and vicarious trauma
In my last blog I quoted this passage from Peter Glover’s article describing the current low state of judicial morale in this country Continue reading “Judges and vicarious trauma”
The low state of judicial morale
A few days ago I retweeted an article written for The Law Society Gazette by Peter Glover, who was a very experienced district judge until his retirement from the Bench last year. Continue reading “The low state of judicial morale”
The appointment of the new Lord Chief Justice
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”
United States Presidents and Habeas Corpus
In Uganda, in the days of Idi Amin, an expatriate judge from England retained his judicial office until his mandatory retirement date. Continue reading “United States Presidents and Habeas Corpus”
The new Constitutional Settlement: Protecting the Judges
Last week, to my surprise, the Solicitors’ Journal thought it worth devoting quite a lot of space to a profile of me. Continue reading “The new Constitutional Settlement: Protecting the Judges”
The Treasury Solicitor
I must confess that I had never heard of Ine, King of Wessex, until my attention was drawn to him by an anonymous historian of the Treasury Solicitor’s Office (“the anonymous historian”), whose monograph “Our History” starts: Continue reading “The Treasury Solicitor”
The Treasury Devil
In a recent blog I described Lord Woolf as a former Treasury Devil, only to receive the question:
“What is a Treasury Devil? Sounds wonderful. Is that an official title?”
