Family Justice
I am told that the Judicial Appointments Commission is in difficulties over the selection of a new president for the High Court Family Division. Sir Mark Potter, currently the senior family judge,
False ‘Sumptions
Jonathan Sumption QC may have a brain the size of a planet but that hasn't stopped his clients in the British government from distancing themselves from the infamous letter he sent to
False As-sumption?
Francis Gibb reports in The Times today that the expected appointment of Jonathan Sumption QC direct from the Bar to the Supreme Court is strongly opposed by senior judges because he has
Faith in the Law
My column in today’s print edition explores the gulf between courts and Church. It was one of the issues that emerged in a discussion I chaired this week.
Faith in the Law
'I might believe it is wrong to work on the Sabbath but I cannot expect the law to enforce that belief in Britain'
Faith in the Judges
Jewish leaders are deeply concerned by a ruling from the Court of Appeal last week on school admissions policies. They are right to be concerned — although the judgment has been much
Ex-Wives Get Too Much
A divorced spouse should not be maintained by her former husband unless she is unable to work or has the care of young children, a leading academic lawyer will say today.
Ex-MPs will not have private hearing
A report in The Times today claims that there will be a secret hearing next month to decide whether four politicians accused of fiddling their expenses should stand trial. The hearing "will
EXCLUSIVE: ‘The IFE have become influential in East London’
The Sunday Telegraph is full of stories about the Islamic Forum of Europe's (IFE) growing influence in East London. It says the group has effectively infiltrated the local Labour Party and brought
Evolution can be Religion’s Friend
Science and faith need not contradict each other because they concern different matters