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Lady Chief Justice calls for broadcasting of sentencing decisions in NI

The Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland has called for some court decisions in the region to be broadcast. During her annual address to open the new legal year at the Royal Courts of Justice in Belfast on Tuesday, Lady Chief Justice Dame Siobhan ...

05 Sept 2023 at 18:50

Northern Ireland

Lack of funding risks undermining confidence in justice system, top judge warns

Confidence in the justice system risks being undermined if it is not appropriately funded, Northern Ireland’s most senior judge has warned. Lady Chief Justice Dame Siobhan Keegan also expressed her hope that there would soon be a restoration of ...

06 Sept 2022 at 12:17

Judiciary not responsible for Horizon scandal convictions, top judge says

Judges should not be implicated in the hundreds of wrongful convictions which make up the Horizon scandal, the most senior judge in England and Wales has said. Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, the Lady Chief Justice Lady Carr also ...

06 Feb 2024 at 13:08

Dame Sue Carr becomes Lady Chief Justice

Dame Sue Carr has become the Lady Chief Justice, the first woman to hold the title of the most senior judge in England and Wales. She was sworn in on Monday during a ceremony at the Royal Courts of Justice in front of her family, heads of ...

02 Oct 2023 at 14:04

Much to do to improve gender diversity among top barristers, leading judge says

There is still “much to do” to improve gender diversity among England and Wales’ top barristers, despite recent progress, the nations’ leading judge has said. The Lady Chief Justice Baroness Carr, who became the first woman to hold the ...

01 Oct 2024 at 08:51

Northern Ireland

Lady Chief Justice calls for new governing system for Northern Ireland’s courts

The Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland has called for a new governing system for court services as the absence of devolved government continues to create uncertainty. During her annual address to open the new legal year at the ...

05 Sept 2023 at 16:34

Magistrate warned after personal attack on court worker in expenses row

A magistrate who launched a personal attack on a court worker after clashing over his expenses has been handed a formal warning by the Lady Chief Justice. Richard Giugno made “inappropriate personal comments” about his colleague ...

04 Mar 2025 at 13:13

Six climate protesters have sentences reduced at Court of Appeal

Six protesters jailed for their roles in various climate demonstrations, including co-founder of Just Stop Oil (JSO) and Extinction Rebellion Roger Hallam, have had their sentences reduced at the Court of Appeal. The six were ...

10 Mar 2025 at 11:42

Northern Ireland

Judge disappointed at delay in legislation to permit filming court sentencing

Northern Ireland’s top judge has said she wants sentences handed down in crown courts to be broadcast, but has expressed disappointment that the necessary legislation cannot be passed until at least 2027. Lady Chief Justice ...

05 Sept 2024 at 17:31

Incidents where judges at risk becoming ‘too common’, Lady Chief Justice says

A new “security taskforce” will be established to assess how better to protect judges as incidents putting their safety at risk “are becoming all too common”, the highest-ranking judge in England and Wales has said. In a ...

31 Jan 2025 at 10:00

JSO co-founder one of six climate campaigners to have protest sentences reduced

The co-founder of Just Stop Oil (JSO) and Extinction Rebellion is one of six protesters jailed for their roles in climate demonstrations to have their sentence reduced at the Court of Appeal. Roger Hallam was one of 16 ...

07 Mar 2025 at 13:13

Northern Ireland

Naomi Long accuses Matthew O’Toole of trying to ‘impugn her character’

Northern Ireland’s Justice Minister Naomi Long has accused SDLP Stormont leader Matthew O’Toole of attempting to “impugn” her character and integrity as she answered questions over an ongoing strike by criminal ...

20 Jan 2026 at 16:14

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