What's New
22 December 2006
Media Release
New website provided for the Inquests into the
Deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales and Mr Dodi Fayed
22 December 2006
High Court (Administrative Court) Decisions
Grabham & Ors, R (on the application of) v Northamptonshire County Council
14 December 2006
Speech by the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers - 9 December 2006
Youth Justice Speech (PDF 49kb)
14 December 2006
Media Release
Lord Chief Justice Welcomes Business Court Announcement
12 December 2006
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
reflects on another year's demanding work
Media Release | Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Annual Report 2005-6 (PDF 461kb)
12 December 2006
Court of Appeal (Civil Division): Gentle & Clarke v Prime Minister, Secretary Of State For Defence & Attorney General
Media Release | Judgment (BAILII website)
8 December 2006
Media Release
Appointment of Chancery Supervising Judge
6 December 2006
High Court (Family Division) judgment
B v J (PDF 43kb)
4 December 2006
Speech by Lady Justice Arden: John Lehane Memorial Lecture - 16 August 2006
“Meeting the Challenge of Terrorism: The Experience of English and other Courts” (PDF 184kb)
1 December 2006
High Court (Family Division) summary of judgment
Birmingham City Council v H (PDF 21kb)
1 December 2006
Media Release
New Judge In Charge Of Modernisation Appointed
30 November 2006
Speech by Lord Justice Nicholas Wall, in honour of Professor Mervyn Murch, at the University of Cardiff
“Whattaya Mean – ‘Quo Vadis?’” thoughts and aspirations for the future of family justice (PDF 116kb)
27 November 2006
Speech by The Rt. Hon Lord Bingham of Cornhill KG, House of Lords
'The Rule of Law'
23 November 2006
Media Release
Commercial Court Users Committee set up working group
20 November 2006
High Court (Family Division) judgment
B NHS Trust v J (8 November 2006) (PDF 57Kb)
20 November 2006
Speech by Sir Igor Judge addressing the Issue of Public Protection
Press release | Speech
16 November 2006
Another busy year for the Technology and Construction Court
Media Release | The 2nd Annual Report of the TCC
13 November 2006
Speech by Nicholas Moss JP
Commissioning correctional services - a magistrate’s perspective
9 November 2006
Media Release
Guidance on the wearing of veils by representatives in courts and tribunals
31 October 2006
Summary of Discussions at Commercial Court Symposium
30 October 2006
Speech by Lord Justice Wall
Opening Up the Family Courts: An open or closed case
26 October 2006
Media summary of judgment
General Medical Council -v- Professor Sir Roy Meadow
19 October 2006
Speech by Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Terrorism and Human Rights
12 October 2006
Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Speech given at the Opening Ceremony of the Colchester Military Court Centre
10 October 2006
Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
High Sheriff’s Law Lecture, Oxford - "Crime and Punishment" (PDF 63kb)
9 October 2006
Lord Chief Justice - "Community Payback" day
In mid-August, during his summer holiday, Lord Phillips undertook a day of "community payback" near Milton Keynes - here you can read about his experiences.
4 October 2006
Appointment of Family Division Liaison Judges
4 October 2006
Investigation into conduct of judges in the trial of Roselane Driza
28 September 2006
Opening of the Legal Year – 2 October 2006
26 September 2006
Family Justice Council Report and Accounts 2005 - 2006 (PDF 1.3mb)
25 September 2006
Practice Directions - Applications for Reporting Restriction Orders (PDF 18Kb)
25 September 2006
Reporting Restriction Application Form (Word 39Kb)
11 September 2006
Management of terrorism cases (PDF 60kb)
Protocol issued by the President of the Queen's Bench Division
7 September 2006
Appointment of Lady Butler Sloss as Deputy Coroner
Lady Butler Sloss has been appointed as Deputy Coroner of the Queen's Household and Assistant Deputy Coroner for Surrey for the purposes of hearing the inquests into the deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed on 31 August 1997.
HM Coroner's website on the inquests, which includes his opening statement in January 2004, and some frequently asked questions.
4 August 2006
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) judgment
S and Others - v - Secretary of State for the Home Department (PDF 92kb)
3 August 2006
High Court (Family Division) judgment
Charman v Charman [2006] EWHC 1879 (Fam) (27 July 2006)
1 August 2006
Court of Appeal Judgments
The Court of Appeal heard two appeals brought by the Secretary of State for the Home Department against decisions by Sullivan J in the High Court, relating to control orders made by the Secretary of State under the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 (the ‘PTA’).
Summary of judgments (PDF 75kb)
Full judgments:
Secretary of State for the Home Department -v- MB (PDF 123kb)
Secretary of State for the Home Department -v- JJ, KK, GG, HH, NN & LL (PDF 55kb)
31 July 2006
Wilkinson v Kitzinger & Ors [2006] EWHC 2022 (Fam)
27 July 2006
Ashley & Ashley v The Chief Constable of Sussex Police:
Summary of Judgment for Media
26 July 2006
House of Lords Appointments Commission Press Release
Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss appointed to House of Lords
Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, former President of the Family Division of the High Court, has been appointed to the House of Lords. She takes the title Baroness Butler-Sloss of Marsh Green in the County of Devon and sits on the cross benches.
18 July 2006
Speech by The Lord Chief Justice of England & Wales
Lord Phillips Of Worth Matravers - Speech to The Lord Mayor’s Dinner For Judges
18 July 2006
Media Release
Lord Chief Justice says Judges and Ministers have co-operation not conflict
18 July 2006
Media Release: Appointment of new Lord Justice of Appeal, Senior Presiding Judge and new Presiding Judges
JCO Media Release | 10 Downing Street Press Notice
14 July 2006
Speech by Sir Mark Potter, President of the Family Division
Review of the Child Care Proceedings System in England and Wales
10 July 2006
Appointments of Vice President and New Deputy Head of Civil Justice
JCO Media Release 10 July 2006
10 July 2006
Media Release
Appointments of new Vice President and New Deputy Head of Civil Justice
30 June 2006
Speech by the Master of the Rolls
Vexatious litigants & access to justice: past, present, future
29 June 2006
Lord Justice Wall calls for Media Access to Family Courts
26 June 2006
Judicial Appointments Current Competitions
District Judges and Agricultural Lands Tribunal selection exercises open for application
27 June 2006
Media Release
Clayton - v - Clayton: Summary of Judgment
Press release
issued summarising this judgment, concerning identification of children once family law proceedings are completed. The full judgment will be made available on the BAILII website.
14 June 2006
Management Structure and Responsibilities for the Judicial Business of the Magistrates' Courts (PDF 63kb)
[revised October 2007]
12 June 2006
Statement given to The Sunday Times regarding criticism of judges' sentences
12 June 2006
President of the Family Division guidance document - Adoption: The New Law and Procedure (PDF 65kb)
[March 2006]
8 June 2006
Court of Appeal Judgment
Attorney General's reference - R v Alan Webster and Tanya French
31 May 2006
The Technology and Construction Court in London is piloting a new court settlement process between 1 June 2006 and 31 July 2007. The press release and the settlement process full text
26 May 2006
University of Oxford v Broughton & Ors [2006] EWHC 1233 (QB)
24 May 2006
Lord Justice Alan Moses: Margaret Howard Lecture - “The Mask and the Judge” [15 May 2006]
24 May 2006
The House of Lords has made a ruling today - Miller v Miller; McFarlane v McFarlane [2006] UKHL 24 - which lays down guidelines for the courts on how to split the assets between partners in multi-million-pound settlements [23 May].
24 May 2006
R (Viggers) v PAT [2006] EWHC 1066 (Admin): case dealing with adequacy of reasons and rejection of expert evidence in different contexts
24 May 2006
Jasim v SoS for Home Department [2006] EWCA Civ 342: case dealing with adequacy of reasons and rejection of expert evidence in different contexts
22 May 2006
Letter from the Senior Presiding Judge: Bail and Proceeding in Absence [5 May 2006] (PDF 40kb)
22 May 2006
Letter from the Senior Presiding Judge: Listing of Defendant's in Custody and Waiting Time for Solicitors [5 May 2006] (PDF 97kb)
22 May 2006
Daily Telegraph story: Survey showing levels of trust in the judiciary (PDF 38kb)
17 May 2006
Speech by Lord Justice Brooke: David Hall Memorial Lecture - Environmental Justice: The Cost Barrier
17 May 2006
New Practice Direction for 'Heavy ' Fraud' Trials
17 May 2006
Increasing Judicial Diversity
A strategy to increase the diversity of the judiciary was announced by Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs and Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer today. [DCA press release]
17 May 2006
Speech for Noms Regional Sentencers’ Conference [16 January 2006]
16 May 2006
Association of District Judges: Proposals for the future of the Civil Justice System (PDF 179kb)
16 May 2006
South Eastern Circuit Presiding Judges
Practice Direction for 'heavy' fraud trials estimated to take 6 weeks or more (PDF 71kb)
15 May 2006
Court of Appeal (civil) - Media summary of judgment - Mr. J -v- Mrs. C
13 May 2006
Lord Justice Stephen Sedley
"Sex, Libels and Video-surveillance"
10 May 2006
Lord Phillips Of Worth Matravers
Alternatives to Custody - The Case For Community Sentencing
8 May 2006
Apple Corps Limited - v - Apple Computer, Inc
3 May 2006
Protocol for Victim Advocates' pilot
27 April 2006
Royal Warrant for District Judges, Masters, Registrars
April 2006
Judicial response: Comments by the judiciary on Civil and Family Legal Aid: Proposals for Procurement (Word 95kb)
12 April 2006
Judgement in the Court of Appeal (Civil Division) case: The Queen on the application of Ann Marie Rogers v Swindon NHS Primary Care Trust ("Herceptin case")
Summary of Judgment | Full judgment [Available on the Bailli website]
12 April 2006
Media Release - Court of Appeal Civil Division Annual Report published
7 April 2006
Judgment in the case between Baigent & Leigh v The Random House Group
("The Da Vinci Code") published.
Summary of judgment | Full judgment [Available on the Bailli website]
3 April 2006
Report of the Commercial Court and Admiralty Court for 2004 - 2005 (PDF 609kb)
24 March 2006
Report by Lord Justice Wall to the President of the Family Division on the publication ’29 child homicides’ (PDF 80kb)
30 March 2006
Judicial salary scales 2006 - 2007
23 February 2006
Speech by Sir Anthony Clarke - Master of the Rolls:
The differing approach to commercial litigation in the ECJ and the courts of England and Wales