Statements

Civil Courts Structure Review: Joint statement from the Lord Chief Justice and the Master of the Rolls

6 January 2017 |Statements|News

The senior judiciary has confirmed its endorsement of the final report of the Civil Courts Structure Review, and its support of the recommendations made by Lord Justice Briggs. The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Thomas of ...

Statement from the President of the Family Division, Sir James Munby: Cross-examination of vulnerable people

30 December 2016 |Family Court|Statements|News|Sir James Munby

I have been raising since 2014 the pressing need to reform the way in which vulnerable people give evidence in family proceedings. I have made clear my view that the family justice system lags woefully ...

Chief Coroner statement: Deaths in Tunisia – coroner arrangements

1 July 2015 |Statements|Media Release

Statement from the Chief Coroner for England & Wales, His Honour Judge Peter Thornton QC regarding coroner arrangements for those who died in Tunisia. ‘This terrible incident in Tunisia involving so many tragic deaths clearly ...

Statement regarding defamation cases

14 March 2014 |Statements|Media Release

” During the passage of the Bill that became the Defamation Act 2013, Parliament discussed procedural changes to assist with the implementation of the legislation and the policy underlying it. The Civil Procedure Rule Committee ...

Statement by The Hallett Review

12 March 2014 |Statements|Media Release

On the 12 March 2014 the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland – on the recommendation of the Lord Chief Justice – appointed the Right Honourable Lady Justice Hallett DBE to carry out an independent ...

Gender Recognition Act 2004: Protected Information relating to a person who has acquired a Gender Recognition Certificate

11 March 2014 |Statements

11 March 2014 In specified circumstances, section 22(4) of the Gender Recognition Act 2004 permits the disclosure of what would otherwise be ‘protected information’ about an individual who has applied for a Gender Recognition Certificate. ...