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• Affirmative action considered for Britain's judiciary

  Mar 30 2012 A new affirmative action measure is being considered as a means to increase diversity in the British judiciary. The influential Joint Constitution Committee is... more

• Toronto law firms fall behind on diversity stats

  Mar 29 2012 A new report indicates that large law firms in Toronto are falling behind in diversity statistics. According to the DiversityLeads 2012 report, compiled by Ryerson... more

• The Times publishes list of 100 most influential lawyers in Great Britain

  Mar 22 2012 The Times has published its annual list of the most influential lawyers in Great Britain. The Times Law 100 includes includes judges, charity executives, human... more

• Small claims to be mediated by telephone in England and Wales

  Mar 01 2012 The Ministry of Justice has concluded a public consultation process with an announcement of plans to introduce telephone mediation sessions in England and Wales. The... more

• 31% of judicial posts in India's high courts remain vacant

  Jan 23 2012 New reports show that 31 per cent of the sanctioned posts in India's high courts remain vacant - a whopping 285 vacant posts at the end of 2011. According to the... more

• New York judges set for a modest pay rise - the first in 12 years

  Aug 29 2011 New York state trial judges look set to get their first pay rise since 1999, after the Commission on Judicial Compensation voted in favor of boosting salaries from... more

• New York judges haven't seen a pay rise in 12 years

  Aug 04 2011 Here is a very interesting piece from NPR about pay levels for New York state judges. Remuneration for the New York bench has remained static for the past 12 years,... more

• 12 year pay freeze for New York judges

  Jul 05 2011 Here is an interesting article about the remuneration of judges in New York, where the bench hasn’t seen a pay rise in 12 years. According to the article, judges have... more

• Government of India approves infrastructure funding for lower courts

  Jun 27 2011 Good news for the lower courts of India - the Government has decided to invest in adequate infrastructure to reduce the backlog of cases. The decision follows the... more

• Controversy as Indian government seeks to regulate foreign trips of Judges

  Jun 20 2011 The government of India's has stirred up controversy with a move to implement guidelines for judges who go abroad for private visits. The Delhi High Court has stayed... more

• Dinakaran demands recusal of panelist on the basis of bias

  Apr 25 2011 Sikkim Chief Justice P. D. Dinakaran, facing impeachment proceedings for alleged misconduct, has raised a preliminary objection before the three-member panel demanding... more

• Bombay High Court gets six Additional Judges

  Apr 06 2011 The President appoints six new additional judges to the Bombay High Court (BHC) taking the total strength to 61. The judges are likely to be sworn in by the Chief... more

• Conversation with Veerappa Moily, India's Minister of Law and Justice

  Feb 07 2011 Veerappa Moily: We have come out with the Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill, which will directly address and look into any perception of corruption. We have... more

• What to do with ageing US judges?

  Jan 19 2011 There is an fascinating article in Slate about ageing federal judges in the US. It points out that life tenure, intended to foster judicial independence, was enshrined... more

• Qatar opens international dispute resolution centre

  Dec 15 2010 Qatar’s prime minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani has officially opened a civil and commercial court and regulatory tribunal for the Qatar financial centre.... more

• ‘Something rotten’ being cleaned up: Rajasthan Bar Council resolves to clean up the ‘Uncle Judges’ mess

  Dec 14 2010 The Bar Council of Rajasthan has passed a unanimous resolution to write to the President of India, the Prime Minister and the Chief Justice suggesting remedial... more

• HC vs. SC: Indian Supreme Court stands by comment that “something is rotten” in Allahabad HC

  Dec 10 2010 The Supreme Court has upheld its remarks that “something is rotten in the Allahabad High Court and the High Court really needs some house cleaning”. A Supreme Court... more

• Allahabad Supreme Court accuses High Court judges of corruption

  Dec 06 2010 The Supreme Court Bench comprising of Justices Markandey Katju and Gyan Sudha Mishra had come down on the Allahabad High Court and had said, “something is rotten in... more

• Judicial accountability requires that lawyers be accountabile

  Dec 02 2010 We can’t talk of judicial accountability unless we talk of our own accountability as lawyers’. The phenomenon governing the Bar has not all been enthusing: there... more

• India passes Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill

  Dec 02 2010 The Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill, 2010 (Bill) has been passed by the Lok Sabha, the Indian House of Commons, after 14 consecutive days of the Parliament... more

• Indian Supreme Court rejects claim for transparency in judicial appointments and transfers

  Nov 23 2010 The issue of information relating to the appointment and transfer of judges being made public is one again in the news. A plea filed by a RTI applicant seeking... more

• Survey reports on the salaries of Washington lawyers

  Nov 11 2010 The Washingtonian magazine has released a salary survey issue, reporting on the salaries of all manner of professionals in the US capital, and including a section on... more

• Things are looking up for US class-action lawyers

  Nov 10 2010 US class action lawyers will rest a little easier after argument in the Supreme Court in the case of AT&T v Conception on Tuesday. The judgment will not be handed down... more

• Indian AG says provident fund scam has led to loss of confidence in the judiciary

  Nov 02 2010 That the ongoing multi crore provident fund scam which has seen the involvement of a large number of members of the judiciary is seen as a large mark of shame, is no... more

• SC: Basic Computer skills must for judges

  Oct 18 2010 A Supreme Court Bench comprising of Justices Mukundakam Sharma and A.R. Dave said: “Judges should have basic computer knowledge at the time of appointment and a... more

• Saket Courts Complex opens in Delhi amidst Judges testing positive for Dengue

  Aug 30 2010 The Saket Court Complex is finally opening its doors. The much awaited Courts Complex was to open in December 2009, last year. more

• New low for Indian judiciary: Judges caught cheating in LL.M exam

  Aug 26 2010 With an increasing number of reports on the corruption and unfair practices of the Indian judiciary, the latest news of 5 district judges and three advocates who were... more

• Reupped: Opposition to Judges Retirement Bill, Drug makers drag PMO into dispute over IPR changes and Sebi’s move to hike arbitration fees

  Aug 26 2010 Opposition hiccup for judges’ retirement bill The Hindustan Times has reported on how Opposition parties on Wednesday appeared reluctant to provide... more

• Judges Collegium system in India likely to end

  Jun 08 2010 Union Minister for Law, Veerappa Moily said yesterday “The government may change the present system following allegations of delay and lack of transparency. more

• Meenakshi Arora withdraws consent to be Delhi HC Judge; CJI wants review of the 5 member list

  Jun 03 2010 Chief Justice of India, S.H. Kapadia (CJI) has recommended that the names of five senior lawyers who were recommended by former Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court,... more

• ‘Uncle Judges’ – relatives in court; P&H HC forwards names to Law Ministry

  May 26 2010 A Tribune report indicates that the Punjab & Haryana High Court has about 16 judges whose relatives practice in the same court, and at times, appear before the same... more

• 18 Judges of the Karnataka High Court Declare Assets

  May 14 2010 18 judges of the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday publicly declared their assets on the court’s official website. more

• MP gets 4 more judges; Kerala adds 2 to permanent list

  May 05 2010 The President of India on Monday confirmed the appointment of two Additional Judges, Justices Mavulli Cholakkode Hari Rani and Thomas Puthenpura Joseph as the... more

• Blogger charged with threatening US judges released

  Sep 15 2009 A U.S. District court has released right wing blogger Hal Turner who was arrested in June for declaring in an online posting that three Chicago-based federal judges... more

• UK judges reject proposals to bring in non-peer appraisals

  Aug 01 2008 The UK’s top judges have backed away from proposals that would have seen them appraised by court users, despite strong support from senior City litigators. more

• Pakistan bar leader says lawyers resuming protests if ousted judges not restored

  Feb 21 2008 Pakistani lawyers will resume protests in Islamabad unless the superior court judges ousted in November 2007 by President Pervez Musharraf are reinstated, Pakistani... more

• U.S. Chief Justice Again Calls for a Pay Raise, Though With a Gentler Tone

  Jan 01 2008 Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. on Monday renewed his call for a pay increase for federal judges. A measure now moving through Congress with bipartisan support is... more