Courts and tribunals recovery
Find out more about reopening the courts from the Lord Chief Justice and Lord Justice Lindblom
Announcements
Regional Employment Judge Retirement: Parkin
Regional Employment Judge Jonathan Parkin retires with effect from 1 July 2020. Notes to editors Regional Employment Judge Parkin (65) was called to the Bar (M) in 1978. He was appointed a part-time Chairman of ...
Employment Judge Retirement: Harper MBE Ymddeoliad Barnwr Cyflogaeth: Harper MBE
Employment Judge Roger Alan Harper MBE retires with effect from 1 July 2020. Notes to editors Employment Judge Harper MBE (65) was admitted as a Solicitor in 1979 and called to the Bar (L) in ...
Update: more courts to resume jury trials
Following rigorous health and safety assessments, seven further courts are set to resume trials on Monday 29 June. The trials at all courts will take place under special arrangements to maintain the safety of all ...
Updated version of the Remote Family Access Court released
The latest updated version of the Remote Family Access Court has been published. Mr Justice MacDonald has highlighted the following updates in it: Hybrid Hearings are now covered in detail at para [3.2.3.1] and a ...
Circuit Judge Appointment: Nisa
The Queen has appointed Azmat Nisa to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Robert Buckland QC MP and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the ...
Message from the SPJ and DSPJ: Clarification of the use of live link in Magistrates Courts
Find out more about the use of live link following guidance issued last week
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Retirement: Taylor
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) David William Taylor retires with effect from 25 June 2020. Notes to editors District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Taylor (63) was admitted as a Solicitor in 1982. He was appointed a Legal ...
Commercial Court user’s group: latest minutes
The minutes of the Commercial Court Users Group meeting (June 2020) are now available to view (see below).
Court of Appeal: Retirement of Lord Justice Simon
Lord Justice Simon retires as Lord Justice of Appeal with effect from 21 June 2020. Notes to editors Sir Peregrine Charles Hugo Simon (70) was called to the Bar (M) in 1973, took Silk in ...