Look, no judge; If it won’t work, scrap it; CPO compensation up; Statutory demand set asides; Deemed service gets dodgier; New ET forms; DJ gigs
THE INSIDIOUS GAG
A guide from the bosses to judicial conduct has been around and frequently ignored for 20 years. Now it has been revised ‘to reflect changes in wider aspects of judicial and public life’ and to be thrown at the erring judicial office holder when being carpeted. ‘But you did say it was not a code, my Lord.’ It even catches beaks and coroners and, wait for it, retired judicial office holders who are encouraged to refer to it so as to avoid any activity that may tarnish the reputation of the judiciary. I’ve read it. 26 pages. Gender-specific pronouns, removed. Some of my old columns, removed.
What’s the point of getting in a gallery of prints to stick up on the wall and a cornucopia of canapés when you cannot rely on the services of a breathing judge in attendance? Office-holders are told to exercise caution when invited to take part in what
