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LNB NEWS: Courts and Tribunals Judiciary publishes guidance on modes of address in courts and tribunals

05 December 2022
Categories: Legal News , Procedure & practice
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The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, Lord Burnett of Maldon, and the Senior President of Tribunals, Sir Keith Lindblom, have issued a joint press release announcing a change in the practice of how certain judges should be addressed in court or tribunal hearings. 

Lexis®Library update: Masters, Upper Tribunal judges, judges of the Employment Appeal Tribunal, district judges, district judges (Magistrates Courts), First-Tier Tribunal judges, and Employment judges should no longer be addressed as ‘Sir’ or ‘Madam’, but only as ‘Judge’. This change of terminology has been described as ‘modern’ and ‘simple’ while maintaining the required degree of respect of the judicial role.

Non-legal members should continue to be addressed in court or tribunals as ‘Sir’ or ‘Madam’.

The Courts and Tribunals Judiciary’s webpage ‘What do I call a judge?’ has been updated to reflect the latest changes. The page can be consulted here.

Source: Message from the Lord Chief Justice and Senior President of Tribunals – Modes of address in courts and tribunals

This content was first published by LNB News / Lexis®Library, a LexisNexis® company, on 2 December 2022 and is published with permission. Further information can be found at: www.lexisnexis.co.uk.

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