16 May 2025
The famous phrase, ‘All rise’, is being changed to ‘All rise, if able’, to be called out by the usher upon the judge or magistrate entering court. NLJ columnist and former district judge Stephen Gold notes, wryly, ‘if there is an usher, of course’.
On the subject of public funds, Gold explains the financial benefits of ‘escape’ for legal aid solicitors and counsel. He also delves into the importance of stating burial wishes in a will, if desiring a particular outcome, as illustrated in a recent, sad case, Patel v Patel.
Gold writes: ‘His son wanted cremation in England and the scattering of ashes in accordance with Hindu funeral rights. His daughter, who had been the deceased’s full-time carer, wanted burial in India.’RELATED ARTICLES
