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02 August 2007
Issue: 7284 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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TICKED OFF

In brief

The Office for Judicial Complaints (OJC) received 1,674 separate complaints against judicial office holders in its first year, according to its Annual Report 2006–07. Of the complaints received by the OJC between April 2006 and March 2007, disciplinary action was taken in 32 cases; of these, 15 magistrates were removed from office. Complaints against judges and coroners go straight to the OJC, while complaints against tribunal office holders and magistrates can be referred by tribunal presidents and advisory committees if they could result in disciplinary action. The full report can be found at www.judicialcomplaints.gov.uk.

Issue: 7284 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

DAC Beachcroft—Clare Dewar

DAC Beachcroft—Clare Dewar

DAC Beachcroft strengthens Scottish real estate capabilitywith partner appointment

Womble Bond Dickinson—Brendan Ryan

Womble Bond Dickinson—Brendan Ryan

Womble Bond Dickinson appoints Brendan Ryan as partner in Public Law Projects team

Parklane Plowden Chambers—five appointments

Parklane Plowden Chambers—five appointments

Parklane Plowden Chambers welcomes five new barristers

NEWS
Pro bono is celebrating a silver anniversary, with initiatives putting businesses and students at the heart of access to justice
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Judges risk weakening their own independence by staying silent over government reforms, a leading public lawyer argues
A discount on damages does not automatically mean an equivalent haircut for legal costs in military deafness claims
Police powers targeting concealed identities at protests come with procedural conditions that could determine whether prosecutions succeed
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