Lawyers called for the end of the “soundings” system of appointing judges and silks at the Minority Lawyers conference, held at the Law Society's Chancery Lane headquarters in London on 29 November. At the event, Lord Irvine pledged that he would not allow racial discrimination in the appointment of judges.
1 Crown Office Row loses a second clerk
PROMINENT criminal and civil set 1 Crown Office Row has lost its second senior clerk in just six months – midway through a major constitutional shake-up. The departure of Douglas Neave so soon after he was called in to replace longstanding senior clerk Patrick Duane has raised eyebrows within the Inns of Court. It comes […]
