Senior judge continues work/Court of Appeal-Richter arbeitet weiter
am 31.05.2007 von Transblawg
The Daily Mail reports that a Court of Appeal judge charged with flashing on a train is being allowed to continue work:
Lord Justice Richards is reviewing failed immigration and asylum applications as he awaits trial over claims he twice exposed himself to a woman on a train.
Quite right too, particularly in view of his salary. He may very well not be guilty, anyway.
He stressed his work was purely a 'desk-top exercise'.
As long as he's sitting down, then.
The article has a good picture of a full-bottomed wig (Allongeperücke). These …
Full-bottomed wigs / Allongeperücken
Transblawg / Further to the last entry, Ede & Ravenscroft, who supply court dress, have an FAQ: Q: What is the difference between the judge’s bench wig and the judge’s full-bottomed wig? A: Judges wear the bench wig when they are sitting in cou…
Judicial dress again/ Richterroben
Transblawg / Following the recent entry on changes to court dress in England and Wales, RA-Blog gives a link to a page with pictures of judicial dress all over the world. It's not quite accurate when referring to England and Wales - not surprisingly, since t…
High court judge
Transblawg / High court judge, Wildy's, December 2006. More: High Court judges' dress depends on the division in which they sit, the type of case they are trying and the time of year. On Red Letter days - which include the Sovereign's birthday, th…
Nugatory / Richtersprache
Transblawg / A translator was wondering recently how to translate the word nugatory into German. A judge had used it, saying that it didn't really matter whether a decision was made on appeal or not, since there would be no money to be got - the decision woul…
Wigless judges/Richter verzichten auf Perücke
Transblawg / From October this year, judges in civil cases in England, including family cases, will be wearing no wigs and new robes by the fashion designer Betty Jackson. Barristers and criminal-law judges will be keeping their wigs. Some say it makes it…
Court dress simplified/Richterbekleidung vereinfacht
Transblawg / The Solicitors Journal reports that from January 2008, judges' clothing in England and Wales is to be simplified and their dress allowance reduced. This was announced on July 12. Media release here. Judges will no longer wear wigs, wing collars…
Criminal procedure in Europa / Strafprozesse in Europa
Transblawg / For some reason best know to itself, the local paper had an article comparing criminal procedure throughout Europe on the front of their Magazin section at the weekend (Click to enlarge). There is it again - that hackneyed old scene of the judges…
Lord Chief Justice on payback project/Oberster Richter arbeitet als Strafgefangener
Transblawg / Die Guardian berichtet, dass der Lord Chief Justice (Lordoberrichter) mit Strafgefangenen einen Tag lang gemeinnützige Arbeit geleistet hat, die statt einer Gefängnisstrafe verhängt wird oder eine Strafe verkürzt. Er wollte beweis…
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