Some 32 judicial office-holders were removed from office last year compared to just 17 in 2013-14, according to the Judicial Conduct investigations Office (JCIO) annual report. Of these, 19 were magistrates, eight were tribunal judges and five were judges. Their misdemeanours were not fulfilling their judicial duties, inappropriate behaviour, civil proceedings or criminal convictions, professional conduct, misuse of judicial status and miscellaneous. Overall, 2,432 complaints were made to the JCIO, but more than half (1,570) related to judicial decisions or case management and therefore could not be considered.
23 July 2015
Judges behaving badly
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees
Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees
Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron
Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes
Muckle LLP—Roland Fairlamb
Specialist associate solicitor rejoins Muckle’s leading employment team
NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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