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High Court Judicial Assistant Scheme
Judicial assistants (JAs) in the High Court of England and Wales are assigned to judges of the High Court across the three Divisions. Recently qualified barristers and solicitors in the early stages of their legal career are invited to apply for a position.
HM Courts and Tribunals Judiciary – 17/02/25
Family Justice Council Lecture
‘Inclusive Justice: Race, Culture and the Family Courts’
An online event is being hosted as part of the Family Justice Council’s annual interdisciplinary conference in Birmingham on the 12 March 2025.
HM Courts and Tribunals Judiciary – 13/02/25
Judicial Conduct Investigations Office
Mr Justice Keehan, with the Lord Chancellor’s agreement, has issued Mr Edwin Hastings-Smith JP with formal advice for misconduct. “You have had your day of freedom, now back to prison. Sweet dreams.”
JCIO – 11/02/25
Unnamed judge lets paedophile stay in UK
An unnamed judge let a paedophile who messaged ‘barely pubescent girls’ stay in the UK to protect him from his family’s disapproval of his actions back home in Pakistan. 
Daily Mail – 07/02/25
Speech by the Master of the Rolls
Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls, gave a speech on Wednesday 5 February 2025 at the Lawtech UK Generative AI Event in London.
HM Courts and Tribunals Judiciary – 06/02/25
Mr Justice Goose Sentencing Error
“The purpose of this hearing is to correct a technical error….I’m satisfied to amend the sentence to detention under His Majesty’s pleasure” – Mr Justice Goose
Daily Mail – 05/02/25
Legal News – Feb 2025
Woman in court for aggressively farting at her boyfriend’s ex
Rhiannon Evans pleaded guilty to harassment after bombarding her boyfriend’s ex with videos of her breaking wind. The case is believed to be the first instance of legal action against ‘cyber-farting’ in the UK.
Metro – 30/01/25
The Judicial Appointments Commission  (JAC) will be launching a selection exercise in February to recruit a number of salaried employment judges. Applications are particularly welcome from under-represented groups (women, ethnic minority candidates, disabled candidates).
HM Courts and Tribunals Judiciary – 29/01/25
Press now allowed to report from family courts
Accredited journalists can now report from family courts in England and Wales in what the UK’s most senior family judge Sir Andrew McFarlane has called a “watershed” change.
BBC News – 27/01/25
Axel Rudakubana has been sentenced by Mr Justice Goose to a minimum of 52 years in jail for the murder of three girls at a dance class in Southport, and the attempted murder of 10 other people.
BBC News – 24/01/25
Why Axel Rudakubana will not get a whole life sentence for Southport massacre
Southport murderer Axel Rudakubana is ineligible for a whole life sentence because he went on his killing spree when he was 17-years-old. The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 reduced the aged limit to 18.
Standard – 21/01/25
Renters’ Rights legislation
The Government is taking strong measures to push the Renters’ Rights Bill quickly through both the House of Commons and the House of Lords, aiming to have the legislation enacted before Easter.
Landlordzone – 20/01/25
Specialist Civil Circuit Judge (Leeds) Pre-Application Seminar
Judicial office holders and practitioners who have five years’ legal post qualification experience are welcome to attend a pre-application seminar to recruit a Specialist Civil Circuit Judge.
HM Courts and Tribunals Judiciary – 17/01/25
Call for evidence on the digital reform of tribunals and addressing disadvantage
The Administrative Justice Council (‘AJC’) is calling for evidence on the impact of digital reform of tribunals on users and addressing disadvantage in the administrative justice system.
HM Courts and Tribunals Judiciary – 15/01/25
Rapist cannot be deported because he’s bisexual
Judge Mulready at a specialist tribunal has ruled that a convicted rapist cannot be deported as he says he’s bisexual. The judge said even if she ruled he was still dangerous, he would be allowed to stay on the basis of his sexuality.
The Sun – 14/01/25
Lord President Appointed
His Majesty the King has appointed Right Hon Lord Pentland as Scotland’s new Lord President. The process of selection for the Lord President is set out in the Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008
Judiciary of Scotland – 10/01/25
12 Months of Justice: The HMCTS 2024 Review
HMCTS reflect on the justice highlights of 2024 across all jurisdictions.
A transcript of the podcast is also available here.
HM Courts & Tribunals ServiceMinistry of Justice – 08/01/25
easygroup loses copyright infringement case
easyGroup, the parent company of easyJet, has lost a copyright infringement case against easyfundraising, after High Court judge Mr Justice Fancourt ruled in their favour.
UK Fund Raising – 07/01/25
Barristers begin four-week strike over legal aid
Criminal barristers in Northern Ireland have withdrawn from legally-aided Crown Court cases between 6 and 31 January in a dispute over legal aid.
BBC News – 06/01/25
Legal News – January 2025

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