The President of the Family Division of the High Court (ie the top family judge in England & Wales) is retiring in 3 days’ time and his successor has not been announced. Another judicial vacancy, in the Supreme Court, has just been filled this week after a search process lasting over four months. Why is…
This morning, the new Justices of the Supreme Court were sworn in at the Supreme Court building (formerly Middlesex Guildhall) in Parliament Square. Shortly afterwards, they were back in the Palace of Westminster. To mark the start of the legal year, judges attend a service in Westminster Abbey and then process across to the Palace…
