Open court for appeals to family judges
A number of appeals from lesser judges in the family courts were transferred from being heard in the Court of Appeal to be heard by a judge – mostly High Court judges – in the Family Court (from 14 April 2014). Since then there has been sporadic debate as to whether...
Robed in confusion – are wigs and gowns a symbol of open justice?
Would the wearing of wigs and gowns by barristers help send a message about open justice and transparency, as a senior judge in the Court of Protection has recently suggested?
Low morale, dilapidated buildings and ever increasing workload: why the Lord Chief Justice is concerned for the judiciary
This week the Lord Chief Justice issued his annual report for 2018. It does not make for comfortable reading. “I view the low levels of morale within the judiciary with considerable concern. The poor state of many of our buildings is a contributing factor....Sir James Munby sums up his views on transparency
Family Law publishes a regular column by The Transparency Project. This blog post originally appeared in the October 2018 issue, [2018] Fam Law 1342. The outgoing President of the Family Division, Sir James Munby, gave a press conference...
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