News
Tribunal retirement
30 April 2010
Peter Ronald Moulden retires as a Salaried Judge of the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) on 30 April 2010.
District Judge and Costs Judge Retirements
30 April 2010
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Mervyn Leslie Richard Harris and Costs Judge Charles Christopher Wright retire on 30 April 2010. District Judge John Ellington Freeman retires on 3 May 2010.
Circuit Bench retirements
30 April 2010
His Honour Judge Christopher Bruce Tetlow, His Honour Judge Nicholas Anthony John Philpot and His Honour Judge Anthony Ronald Webb retire as Circuit Judges on 30 April 2010.
Tribunal retirement
29 April 2010
James Howard Bryan retires as a Salaried Judge of the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) on 29 April 2010.
Circuit Bench appointment
23 April 2010
HM The Queen has appointed Roderick John Conwy Potter to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Jack Straw.
Appointment of a Salaried Judge of the First-tier Tribunal, assigned to the Health, Education and Social Care Chamber
16 April 2010
The Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Jack Straw, has appointed Laurence Bryan Saffer to be a Judge of the First-tier Tribunal.
Appointment of Salaried Judge of the First-tier Tribunal, assigned to the Health, Education and Social Care Chamber
16 April 2010
The Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Jack Straw, has appointed John Richard Burrow to be a Judge of the First-tier Tribunal.
Appointment of a Salaried Judge of the First-tier Tribunal, assigned to the Health, Education and Social Care Chamber
16 April 2010
The Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Jack Straw, has appointed Professor Hugh Thomas Brayne to be a Salaried Part-time Judge of the First-tier Tribunal.
District Judge appointment
16 April 2010
HM The Queen has appointed Edward John Watkin Hess to be a District Judge of the Principal Registry of the Family Division on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Jack Straw with effect from Monday 19 April 2010.
Appointment of a High Court Judge
01 April 2010
The Queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of Nicholas Anthony Joseph Ghislain Mostyn, Esq., Q.C., to be a Justice of the High Court with effect from 20 April 2010 on the retirement of Mr. Justice Bennett.
Reforming advocates graduated fees and very high cost cases
06 April 2010
The Ministry of Justice and Legal Services Commission have outlined new steps that aim to rebalance the legal aid budget, reduce costs and increase value for money for legal aid.
Royal Assent for Bribery Bill and Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill
08 April 2010
The Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill and Bribery Bill have received Royal Assent.
Criminal Procedure Rules 2010 in force
05 April 2010
The first consolidating edition of the Criminal Procedure Rules came into force today (5 April 2010).
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) appointment
06 April 2010
HM The Queen has appointed John McGarva to be a District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Jack Straw MP.
Appointment of a Salaried Judge of the First-tier Tribunal of the Health, Education and Social Care Chamber (Mental Health)
01 April 2010
The Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Jack Straw MP, has appointed Ian Peter Dumont to be a Judge of the First-tier Tribunal of the Health, Education and Social Care Chamber (Mental Health).
Circuit bench retirement
01 April 2010
His Honour Judge Timothy Michael Ellison Nash retires as a Circuit Judge on 1 April 2010.
Circuit bench appointment
01 April 2010
HM The Queen has appointed Howard Keith Crowson to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Jack Straw MP.
Circuit bench retirement
01 April 2010
His Honour Judge John Crocker will retire as a Circuit Judge on 2 April 2010.
Circuit bench retirement
01 April 2010
His Honour Judge Hugh Morgan will retire as a Circuit Judge on 2 April 2010.
District bench retirement
01 April 2010
District Judge Richard Michael Jacey retires as a District Judge on 1 April 2010.
Professor David Ormerod appointed Law Commissioner
01 April 2010
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice Jack Straw announced today the appointment of Professor David Ormerod as a Law Commissioner for a period of five years.
Tougher community payback scheme extended
01 April 2010
Offenders sentenced to community payback will face even tougher and more intense punishments, Jack Straw announced today.
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