What's New

30 December 2007
Media release
Lord Justice Pumfrey

21 December 2007
Practice direction
Court Dress (No. 4) (PDF 76kb)

21 December 2007
Media Release
Appointment of Judicial Chair for Sentencing Commission Working Group

17 December 2007
President of Family Division - Framework for a Family Court (PDF 15kb)

12 December 2007
Speech by The Right Honourable Lord Justice Leveson Senior Presiding Judge
New Developments in Criminal Justice: The Approach to Summary Justice both in and out of Court (PDF 89kb)

12 December 2007
Speech by Mr Justice Lightman
Access to Justice (PDF 81kb)

10 December 2007
Media Release
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) reaches first century in healthy state

7 December 2007
Media Release
Judicial Court Working Dress - Update

7 December 2007
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) - Review of the Legal Year 2006-7 (PDF 413kb)

6 December 2007
Queen's Bench Division judgment
R v Allitt (PDF 173kb)

6 December 2007
Report of the Commercial Court Working Party on Long Trials (PDF 296kb)

Related link: Media Release

5 December 2007
Carter Review: Letter to the judiciary from the Lord Chief Justice

4 December 2007
Family Division judgment
Re: G (Surrogacy: Foreign Domicile) (PDF 70kb)

30 November 2007
Speech by Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Address to the Magistrates' Association Annual General Meeting - 29 November 2007 (PDF 35kb)

29 November 2007
Judicial Communications Office statement
Judge appointed to conduct investigation into judicial responsibilities of Legal Advisers at Leeds Magistrates’ Court

28 November 2007
Address by the Rt Hon Lady Justice Arden DBE
The Changing Judicial Role: Human Rights, Community Law and the Intention of Parliament (PDF 136kb)

27 November 2007
Speech by Nicholas Moss JP
Probation Boards and HM Inspectorate - closing the gap (PDF 40kb)

20 November 2007
Judicial Review Decision
R (Paul) v Assistant Deputy Coroner (PDF 171kb)

Related link:
Statement by the Assistant Deputy Coroner: Judicial Review - Regarding the reading of contested Paparazzi evidence

20 November 2007
Judicial Communications Office statement
Application for summons – Gerald McCann and Kate McCann [20 November 2007]

20 November 2007
Speech by Sir Robert Carnwath CVO, Senior President of Tribunals
Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council - Getting there at last! (PDF 55kb)

Related links:
News release: Senior President hails the quiet evolution of Tribunals

Comments by Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, Lord Chief Justice: The Swearing in of Lord Justice Carnwath as Senior President of Tribunals (PDF 39kb)

16 November 2007
Speech by Sir Henry Brooke
Second Annual Nottingham Pro Bono Lecture, Nottingham Law School (PDF 121kb)

16 November 2007
Speech by Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
How Important is Punishment? (PDF 98kb)

15 November 2007
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) judgment
El Faraghy v El Faraghy & others
Statement issued on behalf of Mr Justice Singer (PDF 40kb) | Full judgment (PDF 75kb)

15 November 2007
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) judgment
Barry George v R
Summary (PDF 60kb) | Full judgment (PDF 74kb)

14 November 2007
Proposals for Justice Outside London full report

Related link:
Media Release: Justice Outside London - Administrative Courts in Cardiff, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds?

5 November 2007
Public Law Children Act Cases

2 November 2007
Speech by Sir Anthony Clarke, Master of the Rolls
The Law Lords: A Rose As Sweet By Any Other Name? Reflections On The New United Kingdom Supreme Court and 21st Century Constitutional Change (PDF 113kb)

31 October 2007
Judicial Communications Office statement
Deportation appeal determination - case of K

30 October 2007
Speech by Sir Igor Judge, President of the Queen's Bench Division
Current Sentencing Issues (PDF 66kb)

30 October 2007
Family Division Practice Direction - Video conferencing (PDF 61kb)

30 October 2007
Speech by Sir Igor Judge President of the Queen's Bench Division
Time for Change? (PDF 113kb)

25 October 2007
Speech by Sir Anthony Clarke, Master of the Rolls
A UK Perspective on EU Civil Justice – Impact on Domestic Dispute Resolution (PDF 67kb)

Related link: News release - On The European Day Of Civil Justice The Master Of The Rolls Calls For Greater Focus On European Dispute Resolution

24 October 2007
Lord Chief Justice's Guidelines for the Appointment of Honorary Recorders (PDF 146kb)

23 October 2007
Speech by Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Trusting the Jury (PDF 82kb)

Related link: News release - Time to Trust the Common Sense of British Juries?

23 October 2007
 The Responsibilities of Justices' Clerks to the Magistracy and the Discharge of their Judicial Functions [October 2007] (PDF 48kb)

Guide to the Conduct Of Justices' Clerks and Assistant Justices' Clerks [October 2007] (PDF 44kb)

19 October 2007
Select Committee Report – Judicial Response

18 October 2007
Speech by Mrs Justice Dobbs
Diversity in the Judiciary (PDF 132kb)

18 October 2007
Paper on the Accountability of the Judiciary and Guidance to the Judiciary on appearing before Select Committees

12 October 2007
Speech by Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers: Prison Reform Trust publication "Mitigation" (PDF 47kb)

Related link: Prison Reform Trust press release and report

10 October 2007
High Court (Queen's Bench Division) Administrative Court judgment:
Between Stuart Dimmock and Secretary of State for Education and Skills

8 October 2007
HSBC Bank plc v 5th Avenue Partners Ltd and others 2005 Folio 841: Order 8 October 2007

3 October 2007
Speech by Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
American Bar Association Conference, Grosvenor House, London
Impact of Terrorism on the Rule of Law (PDF 74kb)

3 October 2007
Speech by Sir Anthony Clarke, Master of the Rolls
American Bar Association Conference, Grosvenor House, London
The Importance of Civil Justice: Nationally and Internationally (PDF 59kb)

28 September 2007
Judicial Communications Office Media Release
Opening of the Legal Year – 1 October 2007

12 September 2007
Speech by Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales at the Commonwealth Law Conference 2007, Nairobi, Kenya
Judicial Independence (PDF 76kb)

22 August 2007
Effective, cracked, ineffective and vacated trials monitoring scheme:

21 August 2007
Asylum & Immigration Tribunal - Executive summary of judgment
Learco Chindamo v Secretary of State (PDF 62kb)

21 August 2007
Judicial Communications Office Media Release
Courts in Northamptonshire stay all claims against banks

10 August 2007
Court of Appeal (Queen's Bench Division) judgment
Between NICE and Others (PDF 214kb)

8 August 2007
High Court (Queen's Bench Division) Order
Between Heathrow Airport Ltd and Others (PDF 31kb)

31 July 2007
Speech by Mr Justice Lightman
Mediation: An Approximation to Justice (PDF 73kb)

30 July 2007
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) judgment
Between Times Newspapers Ltd & Others and R (PDF 60kb)

27 July 2007
Judicial Communications Office Media Release
Appointment of Judges

26 July 2007
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) judgment
W (Children) Between: GW (The Father) Litigant in Person

26 July 2007
Statement from the Judicial Communications Office
Publication of Parliamentary Reports

25 July 2007
Statement from the Judicial Communications Office
Office for Judicial Complaints (OJC) first annual report published

17 July 2007
Speech by Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Lord Mayor’s Dinner For Judges, Mansion House, London (PDF 46kb)

12 July 2007
Lord Chief Justice announces reforms to court working dress

11 July 2007
Speech by Sir Mark Potter, President of Family Division
Care Proceedings - A New Approach

28 June 2007
Speech by Lord Justice Wilson: "The Ears of the Child in Family Proceedings"
Media Release | Full text of speech (PDF 153kb)

22 June 2007
Statement by Sir Igor Judge: Unduly Lenient Sentence statistics

22 June 2007
Annual Diversity Statistics - as at 1st April 2007

11 June 2007
Lord Chief Justice - 2007 interview with Marcel Berlins
In an interview with Marcel Berlins, Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers answers questions on a wide range of topics including sentencing, judicial accountability and the judiciary's relationship with government. The interview is available to view on this website, or download as a podcast.

5 June 2007
Guidance from the Senior Presiding Judge: Liaison between the Police and Magistrates' Court - Feb 2007 (PDF 34kb)

24 May 2007
Liverpool Crown Court
R v Lund - Sentencing Remarks of Mr. Justice Silber (PDF 35kb)

24 May 2007
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) judgment
John Robert Charman v Beverley Anne Charman (PDF 210kb)

22 May 2007
Constitutional Affairs Select Committee
Evidence of the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers - 22 May 2007

17 May 2007
Media Statement
Statement from the Judicial Communications Office: Mr Justice Openshaw

16 May 2007
Media Release
Statement by the Lord Chief Justice – Ministry of Justice

10 May 2007
Annual report of the Commercial and Admiralty Courts for 2005 - 2006
Media release | Annual Report (PDF 534kb)

9 May 2007
Judges´ Council of England and Wales: Second Annual Report (PDF 198kb)

9 May 2007
Statement to the Judiciary from the Lord Chief Justice
The launch of the Ministry of Justice

2 May 2007
Speech by Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
The Relationship Between the State, Sentencers and Probation (Judicial and Probation Autonomy) (PDF 87kb)

1 May 2007
Constitution Committee of the House of Lords
Statement from Lord Justice Thomas on the creation of the Ministry of Justice
(PDF 25kb)
This statement was prepared to be given in evidence to the Constitution Committee of the House of Lords on 1 May 2007

24 April 2007
New Guidance Issued on the Wearing of Veils in Court

30 March 2007
Speech by Sir Anthony Clarke, Master of the Rolls
The Supercase – Problems and Solutions: Reflections on BCCI and Equitable Life (PDF 87kb)

29 March 2007
Statement by the Lord Chief Justice
Announcement of a Ministry of Justice | Welsh language version of statement

28 March 2007
Court of Appeal (Civl Division) judgment
Baigent & Leigh v The Random House Group (Da Vinci appeal judgment)

27 March 2007
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) judgment
R v Bree

23 March 2007
Speech by The Rt Hon Sir Mark Howard Potter, President of Family Division
Address To The Area Justice Forums Conference (PDF 46kb)

23 March 2007
Ethnic Minority Liaison Judges
Annual Report 2005-2006 | Media Release

22 March 2007
Lord Chief Justice reflects on challenges from first year as head of the judiciary
‘Constitutional Reform: One Year On’
Full text of speech | Video of speech | Media Release

20 March 2007
Sentencing Remarks by Mr Justice Bean
Reading Crown Court – 20 March 2007
R -v- Thomas William Palmer

15 March 2007
Letter from Sir Igor Judge President of the Queen's Bench Division
Making Sure that Crime Doesn't Pay (PDF 136kb)

13 March 2007
Speech by Mrs Justice Dobbs - 12 March 2007
Association of Women Solicitors

9 March 2007
Speech by Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
University of Birmingham, 8 March 2007
Issues in Criminal Justice – Murder (PDF 131kb)

8 March 2007
Judges’ Council response to DCA Consultation Paper
Return to Practice by Former Salaried Judges

2 March 2007
High Court (Queen's Bench Division) Judicial Review Decision
Coroners Inquests into the Deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales and Mr Dodi Al Fayed (PDF 107kb)

26 February 2007
Speech by Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
‘The Role of the Judge’ - Full Speech (PDF 70kb) | Media Release

26 February 2007
Statement from the Judicial Communications Office
Judges' Lodgings

21 February 2007
High Court (Administrative Court)
R (on the application of X) v Y High School
Summary (PDF 29kb) | Full judgment (PDF 177kb)

16 February 2007
High Court (Queen's Bench Division) judgment
Secretary of State for the Home Department v E
Summary (PDF 102kb) | Full judgment (PDF 462kb)

16 February 2007
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) judgment
R v F (PDF 66kb)

8 February 2007
Sentencing Guidelines Council
Revised Magistrates' Courts sentencing guidelines

7 February 2007
Sentencing Remarks by His Honour Judge Radford
Snaresbrook Crown Court - 2 February 2007
R -v- Davina Smith

6 February 2007
Media Release
New Chairman for Judicial Studies Board

31 January 2007
Protocol issued by the President of the Queen's Bench Division
Management of terrorism cases protocol updated on the 30 January 2007 (PDF 56kb)

31 January 2007
Media Release
Sir Igor Judge’s position as Head of Criminal Justice has been placed on a statutory footing

30 January 2007
Address by the Rt Hon Lady Justice Arden DBE – 12 January 2007
Diversity in the appointment of Queen's Counsel and judges: what does the future hold? (PDF 20kb)

27 January 2007
Statement from the Lord Chief Justice
Sentencing and Prisons

24 January 2007
Statement from the Lord Chief Justice
Prison Population

22 January 2007
Media Release
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) publishes review of legal year

10 January 2007
Media Release
Death in Service - Mrs Justice Bracewell

9 January 2007
Memorandum of Lord Justice Neuberger - 1 November 2006
Arms Length Management Organisations (ALMOs) and rights of audience (PDF 29kb)

9 January 2007
Media Release
Appointment of Deputy Head of Civil Justice