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22 September 2023 / Stephen Gold
Issue: 8041 / Categories: Features , Procedure & practice , Civil way
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Civil way: 22 September 2023

Look, no judge; If it won’t work, scrap it; CPO compensation up; Statutory demand set asides; Deemed service gets dodgier; New ET forms; DJ gigs

THE INSIDIOUS GAG

A guide from the bosses to judicial conduct has been around and frequently ignored for 20 years. Now it has been revised ‘to reflect changes in wider aspects of judicial and public life’ and to be thrown at the erring judicial office holder when being carpeted. ‘But you did say it was not a code, my Lord.’ It even catches beaks and coroners and, wait for it, retired judicial office holders who are encouraged to refer to it so as to avoid any activity that may tarnish the reputation of the judiciary. I’ve read it. 26 pages. Gender-specific pronouns, removed. Some of my old columns, removed.

What’s the point of getting in a gallery of prints to stick up on the wall and a cornucopia of canapés when you cannot rely on the services of a breathing judge in attendance? Office-holders are told

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Charles Russell Speechlys—James Paterson

Charles Russell Speechlys—James Paterson

Charles Russell Speechlys further bolsters Private Equity expertise with the appointment of James Paterson

Ellisons—Samuel Flower

Ellisons—Samuel Flower

Ellisons strengthens Rural Affairs team with senior appointment

Sidley—Carl Hotton

Sidley—Carl Hotton

Sidley adds insurance mergers and acquisitions partner to London office

NEWS
A deputy costs judge correctly exercised his discretion to allow late service rather than strike out the point of dispute, the Court of Appeal has held
Prince Harry, Baroness Doreen Lawrence and five others have lost their case against the publisher of the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday and MailOnline, in Various Claimants v Associated Newspapers [2026] EWHC 1637 (KB)
Public confidence in the justice system is being undermined by a lack of accessible, useable data, magistrates have warned
The Sentencing Council has launched draft guidelines for facilitation and endangering another person during a sea crossing to the UK
Government proposals to make independent written legal advice a prerequisite for workplace non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) may prove unworkable, according to a senior employment lawyer
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