Once again, the Government has appointed a Lord Chief Justice with a civil background, sparking concern at the criminal Bar. However commercial barristers are pleased at Lord Phillips' appointment, and are singing his praises. Dominic Carman speaks to the commercial and Chancery Bars about the new head of the Queen's Bench Division
September 14, 2005 at 08:03 PM
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The original version of this story was published on Legalweek
“I think they have appointed another uninspiring technocrat with no imagination – someone who is simply going to crunch things through.”
Such sentiments about newly appointed judges are not unusual, particularly among disillusioned barristers over a bottle or two of El Vino’s claret.
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