tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435782381398776888.post7337257410700558392..comments2024-03-25T07:14:42.571+00:00Comments on OF INTEREST TO LAWYERS: WHO WILL BE THE NEW JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT?A Barrister in Londonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08022693708807443338noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435782381398776888.post-38030985010841505492012-07-17T10:20:48.777+01:002012-07-17T10:20:48.777+01:00Good advice. Some of the legal aspects are importa...Good advice. Some of the legal aspects are important to take note of. This site is a good source of information on copyright law.Vertex Lawhttp://www.vertexlaw.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435782381398776888.post-54208061609297743172010-01-31T11:44:17.873+00:002010-01-31T11:44:17.873+00:00Why would a peerage be necessary? We ought to be ...Why would a peerage be necessary? We ought to be moving away from these automatic titles and honours. After all, it is supposedly the 21st century.ObiterJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04544226917595022902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435782381398776888.post-39771170665165370912010-02-02T08:46:41.935+00:002010-02-02T08:46:41.935+00:00A peerage is not necessary - but it would be bette...A peerage is not necessary - but it would be better if all the Justices of the Supreme Court were treated equally - either they all had peerages or they didn't?A Barrister in Londonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08022693708807443338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435782381398776888.post-80575932298630423732010-02-02T17:39:09.333+00:002010-02-02T17:39:09.333+00:00A Barrister in London - I agree but there will hav...A Barrister in London - I agree but there will have to be a transition phase until we reach the point where none of them have peerages. Of course, I am coloured by my dislike of automatic titles or honours attaching to any role as they do in (a) Judiciary; (b) Diplomatic Service; (c) Armed Forces.<br><br>The choice from the 4 names will be interesting. Personally, I would opt for Maurice Kay because of his experience in the Queens Bench Division and in the Administrative Court. That is, so it seems to me, where there currently a gap in expertise.ObiterJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04544226917595022902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435782381398776888.post-71500474567190775952010-02-03T08:58:19.719+00:002010-02-03T08:58:19.719+00:00But Obiter J - you have your way already - the Ca...But Obiter J - you have your way already - the Cabinet Secretary has confirmed that there will be no more automatic honours <br><br>http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/dec/31/new-year-honours-list <br><br>This has been put into action with the latest former Lord Mayor of London not getting a knighthood as used to be automatic since the 19th Century - Ian Luder got a CBE instead - the City were very cross - <br><br>http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=496508&in_page_id=2A Barrister in Londonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08022693708807443338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435782381398776888.post-61076256212576350982010-02-03T17:16:34.222+00:002010-02-03T17:16:34.222+00:00Actually, given the honours system and the history...Actually, given the honours system and the history, I deplore the kind of reasoning which appears to lie behind the decision not to knight Mr Luder. If Honours depend on ensuring that one only says the "right" things then they are probably not worth having anyway. It was perhaps politically unwise to be seen to defend anything to do with bankers and their bonuses but as time has moved on we have seen the government become a major shareholder in certain banks and the bonuses have continued and they continue for precisely the reasons put forward by Mr Luder. <br><br>Back in the time of John Major, knighthoods to judges were defended on the basis that awards should not be thought to depend on government approval of legal judgments.<br><br>Far better that the whole problem riddled system be consigned to history.ObiterJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04544226917595022902noreply@blogger.com