Two more women have been appointed as High Court judges. They are Judge May QC, a circuit judge, and Bobbie Cheema-Grubb QC, a barrister at 2 Hare Court Chambers. Mrs Cheema-Grubb is the first Asian woman to be appointed to the High Court Bench. When sworn in, they will take the number of women High Court Judges to 23 out of 108 (21%). They replace Mr Justice Kenneth Parker and Mr Justice Akenhead, who are both retiring. In 2005, there were 10 women at the High Court.
29 October 2015
New judges
MOVERS & SHAKERS
DWF—David Abbott & Claire Keat
Senior appointments in insurance services and commercial services announced
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Clyde & Co—Nick Roberts
Aviation disputes practice strengthened by London partner hire
Ellisons—Marion Knocker
Residential property lawyer promoted to partnership
NEWS
Prosecutors will speed up preparations for charging hate crimes, under Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) guidance issued in response to the surge in antisemitic incidents
Improvements to courts, tribunals and the wider justice system in the north are being held back by a lack of national and local collaboration, according to thinktank JUSTICE North
A family judge has criticised the prison authorities for mistakenly freeing a father who abducted his own son
The Law Society has renewed its calls for compensation for legal aid firms affected by the cyber-attack on the Legal Aid Agency (LAA)
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has secured a £10m penalty plus £4.8m in costs from manufacturer Ultra Electronics Holdings, under the terms of a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) for failure to prevent bribery
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