Sentences with phrase «senior judiciary»

The support of senior judiciary like Lord Leveson, Lord Justice Briggs and Lord Thomas for the principle of digitalisation has perhaps impeded their objective articulation of the practical deficiencies.

It is the lack of a strong challenge by the UK Senior judiciary to Strasbourg decisions which gives the perception of subservience to Europe, even the misconceived view of loss of Parliamentary Sovereignty, rather than the dominance of the Human Rights Act, the ECHR or even the Strasbourg Judiciary.

From the most senior judiciary — there are no black, Asian or minority ethnic judges in the Court of Appeal or Supreme Court — to high street firms and universities, more needs to be done to push for access to this profession for all who are able.»

Speaking on Premier's News Hour, David Lammy (below) said: «My experience in talking to our senior judiciary is that they're very concerned about these issues.

The senior judiciary revealed that they could not find «any evidence of inappropriate use of judicial review» by campaigners.

«It would lead to lengthy and testy litigation, and an unwelcome and scarring clash with the senior judiciary which, on balance, the judiciary would be likely to win.

We need to address the lack of BAME progression into the senior judiciary.

The fixed retirement age for judges should be reconsidered, particularly for the senior judiciary.

The committee is now chaired by Alex Hutton QC of Hailsham Chambers and its work has the full support of the senior judiciary.

(The response from members of the senior judiciary observed that «a survey lasting a few weeks is, we suggest, an inadequate foundation for recommending fundamental changes in our system of sentencing offenders».

The important memorandum from members of the senior judiciary (33 pages), argues against significant change, other than in regard to data collection.

«The senior judiciary, along with others, have emphasised the importance of the Government providing clarity on issues relating to proper law clauses, jurisdiction clauses and the recognition and enforcement of judgments,» he said.

In early 1992, an official of the Toronto Police Service recommended to the senior judiciary, including Chief Judge Sidney Linden, that the bail hearings held in courtrooms at the Old City Hall on Saturdays could be moved into these police stations and dealt with as those held on Sundays.

In reality, the appointment shows up the procedural difficulties in moving the senior judiciary from its largely male composition.

There has already been much written and spoken by the senior judiciary including, Lord Neuberger and the previous Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge.

According to a study conducted by the reform group Justice, the senior judiciary has a «a serious constitutional issue» because it is...

This is followed by an examination of the interpretive principles developed by the senior judiciary under the HRA case - law, focusing on the extent to which they seem to depart from traditional principles.

We are a membership organisation, composed largely of legal professionals, ranging from law students to the senior judiciary.

However, the senior judiciary pointed out that the civil courts are self - financing while the family courts are not, and there is «no good reason» to treat them as a single system.

In a blistering 19 - page riposte to the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) consultation, Court fees: proposals for reform, published in December, the senior judiciary said the proposals were based on «inadequate» evidence and misconceptions, and would adversely affect access to justice.

Neither the MoJ nor the senior judiciary have much regard for the «junior» branch of the legal profession, which they see as part of the problem.

That an appellate judge who is also the deputy head of criminal justice decided to sit in the Crown Court strongly suggests that it was intended that his sentencing remarks should be widely broadcast and be seen as conveying the opinion of the senior judiciary.

The senior judiciary is currently investigating ways to introduce greater opportunities for district judges to train and develop their skills.

It should no longer be the case that an able woman who seeks a post in the senior judiciary is at a disadvantage because she chose to pause her career to have a family.»

Smith calls on the senior judiciary to add their voices so the process can be paused pending further research.

Discussions between the Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA) and the senior judiciary began early in February.

In the absence of anyone else to take this role, the senior judiciary should do so — at the very least, demanding Transform Justice's moratorium pending further research.

This could compromise the impartiality of the senior judiciary and would not prevent successful challenges under the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA 1998) to ministerial exercise of statutory powers.

The senior judiciary's frustration at the failure of commercial lawyers to take costs budgeting seriously is well - known and partly explains the severity of the Court of Appeal's decision in Mitchell v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 1537, [2013] All ER (D) 314 (Nov) since modified by Denton v TH White Ltd [2014] EWCA Civ 906, [2015] 1 All ER 880.

The Jackson review was set up in late 2008 by the then Master of the Rolls, Lord Clarke of Stone - cum - Ebony, because the senior judiciary were — and are — concerned about the escalating costs of civil justice.