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Murmuring the Judge

Wednesday 22 April 2009 at 11:15 pm | In News | Post Comment

Murmuring a judge. The offence of publicly criticising or “murmuring” a judge

Unhappy with the conduct of a trial, the judge, His Honour Judge Gledhill Q.C. issued this short judgment.

The senior partner of one of the firms involved issued a detailed rebuttal calling into question the judge’s conduct during the trial. A complaint is to be lodged both against the judge’s conduct during trial and afterwards, and separately in relation to the suggestion that the instruction of the advocates involved was dictated by financial considerations.

A public spat like this is so rare it is historic.

Judgment

Rebuttal