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Why is compulsory retirement used to mass-fire district court judges? Origins go back to British
In 'Tareekh Pe Justice', Prashant Reddy T and Chitrakshi Jain conduct a deep dive into the dysfunction plaguing the district ...
Legal action over claim loyalists were wrongly detained during early days of Troubles to show ‘no bias against Catholics’ settled
A legal action over claims that loyalists were wrongly interned at the height of the Troubles in Northern Ireland to “even up ...
UN judge from Uganda is convicted in the UK of forcing a woman into slavery
A British jury has convicted a United Nations judge of forcing a young woman to work as a slave after tricking her into ...
Isle of Man first parliament in British Isles to pass assisted dying legislation
The upper chamber of the island’s parliament has sent the Bill for royal assent and an assisted dying service could ...
MPs’ committee votes to scrap High Court judge approval in assisted dying Bill
Proposals have been made to instead establish expert panels of senior legal figures, psychiatrists and social workers to ...
Isle of Man becomes first parliament in British Isles to pass assisted dying legislation
Dr Alex Allinson, who introduced the private member’s bill, said he had “met many patients who have wanted this option” and ...
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Former High Court judge died aged 80 in Australia in December, with his lengthy career including sentencing of ‘King of Thieves’ Yip Kai-foon
The appointment of a top British barrister as a High Court judge in Hong Kong raised a few eyebrows in 1993, a time when the judiciary was being encouraged to rely less on overseas talent.
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MPs’ committee votes to scrap High Court judge approval in assisted dying Bill
Labour MP Kim Leadbeater said new expert panels in place of High Court approval would strengthen her Bill (Ben Whitley/PA) Mr Kruger’s mother, Great British Bake Off judge Dame Prue Leith ...
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UN judge from Uganda is convicted in the UK of forcing a woman into slavery
A British jury has convicted a United Nations ... Mugambe, who is also a high court judge in Uganda, was studying for a doctorate in law at the University of Oxford when the offenses occurred.
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Robes and rules: A top judge's life in the law
Among the grounds for opposition were that judges did not have the political legitimacy and were not experienced in the areas ...