Spider Woman: A Life – by the former President of the Supreme Court

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On 27 June 2011, Lady Hale gave a lecture in memory of Sir Henry Hodge, "Equal Access to Justice in the Big Society" in which she explains the benefits of an inquisitorial Tribunal system over adversarial proceedings. [28] Brenda Hale, Rt Hon the Baroness Hale of Richmond DBE, was born in Yorkshire and studied Law at Girton College, Cambridge. She was called to the Bar in 1969 and spent almost twenty years in academia whilst also practising as a barrister for a short time.

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Visiting Fellows (2019 - 2022)". Lady Margaret Hall. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020 . Retrieved 12 August 2020. On 21 March 2018, the Hong Kong judiciary announced her nomination as a non-permanent judge from other common law jurisdictions of the Court of Final Appeal. Her appointment was accompanied by the appointments of Andrew Cheung and Beverley McLachlin. [21] The appointment was gazetted by the Chief Executive of Hong Kong Carrie Lam and took effect 30 July 2018 for a three-year term. [22] There has been a long period of underinvestment in the justice system. This has affected public funding for legal services, which is one of the things that’s affecting barristers. Another is underfunding of the court infrastructure. A lot of the court buildings are in a sorry state of dilapidation. Then there’s the underinvestment in prisons and the probation service. Every aspect of the system has been starved of resources for a very long time. It’s hardly surprising that the people who work in it are getting frustrated. I can’t remember barristers having withdrawn their services before, but I do remember a time when they protested outside the Houses of Parliament holding up banners that proclaimed: RECTIFY THE ANOMALY. [Laughs] Unfortunately, I cannot now recall what the anomaly was. On the other hand, her mould-breaking feminism does not prevent her criticising the first woman Lord Chancellor, Liz Truss, over her abject failure to live up to her oath to protect the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary, when the Daily Mail savaged three High Court judges after their decision in the first Miller case. “It would have been so easy,” says Hale, helpfully drafting the form of words Truss might have used. It’s as though Truss has appeared before her as a less than promising student, whose essay is frankly not up to scratch.Honorary Graduates - Graduation". Archived from the original on 24 January 2020 . Retrieved 24 January 2020. As a student, she was inspired to read law by her studies of 17th century history and the constitutional battles of kings, courts and Parliament. As a judge she “relished having to decide a point of law” which is why she would accept nothing less than a place on the High Court bench, or above, where “the law is made”. She thinks her stint as a law teacher helped her write clear, accessible judgments. But there were aspects of the job she disliked, such as the wearing of wigs, the endless rambling speeches on call night at her Inn (Grays) and the fusty formality of dinners on circuit where, even in the 1990s, ladies were expected to leave the table to the gentlemen after dinner (a convention she deliberately broke when she had the chance). From 1st July 2021, VAT will be applicable to those EU countries where VAT is applied to books - this additional charge will be collected by Fed Ex (or the Royal Mail) at the time of delivery. Shipments to the USA & Canada: The byline to this piece notes that “The views expressed are those of the author alone”. But many of his readers will no doubt share them. Yonette Joseph; Ceylan Yeginsu (24 September 2019). "Lady Hale, U.K. Supreme Court Judge, Speaks Calmly and Brings Down the Hammer". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019 . Retrieved 24 September 2019.

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What was it like for you to watch the US supreme court overturning of Roe v Wade, a decision that makes abortion illegal in some US states? a b "Lady Hale to be next Deputy President of Supreme Court". Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. 24 June 2013. Archived from the original on 5 February 2014 . Retrieved 24 September 2019. Fluently written... Her accounts of her more groundbreaking cases are fascinating... [ Spider Woman is] quietly thrilling Rachel Cooke, Observer Top court gets new judges". The Standard. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018 . Retrieved 21 March 2018.