Isabel Martorell* writes about Leveson; Bennett latest - up creek and paddleless

bb1 wrote:
MOM OF TWO@GILLYSPOT
@Muttfan IMO Tony has the best (most unbiased against defendant) Judge in UK in Justice Tugendhat - He has shown this many times. #McCann

And now Bennett has claimed, ahead of any trial, that the good judge is biased towards HIM.

Can they really not see the dangers of Bennett's latest lie? The only assumption onlookers can make is that they all have the memory-span of goldfish, and have forgotten how many giant porkies Bennett has told so far.

Law chief fears crisis as judges snub 'long hours'
Barristers are being put off from joining the Bench by the prospect of 60-hour weeks
By ROBERT VERKAIK
PUBLISHED: 01:26 GMT, 7 October 2012 | UPDATED: 01:27 GMT, 7 October 2012

Britain is facing a judicial recruitment crisis, according to one of Britain’s most senior legal figures.
Mr Justice Tugendhat has warned that barristers are being put off from joining the Bench by the prospect of working 60-hour weeks, ‘wholly abhorrent’ litigants and verbal attacks from politicians.

Barristers are being put off from joining the Bench by the prospect of working 60-hour weeks
The situation is so dire that the Government is beginning an appointments drive – sparked by the reduction of the judicial retirement age to 70. As a result, seven new High Court posts, with salaries of more than £170,000, will be advertised.
Last week Mr Justice Tugendhat, a senior media law judge, gave a rare insight into the working life on the Bench. ‘One difficulty is that many of the people to whom judges have sworn to do right are very unattractive, and some of them are utterly abhorrent.
‘Another difficulty is that the oath is to do right “after the law and usages of this realm”. It is not to do right according to the judge’s personal principles or preferences. There is no conscience clause in the oath.’
He also warned politicians about attacking judges. ‘Those who criticise the decisions of judges may not always have in mind what the judicial oath requires. This applies both to the media and to politicians.
‘If judges are publicly criticised for making unpopular decisions which the judicial oath requires them to make, no good can come of that.’
Mr Justice Tugendhat revealed that High Court Judges in the Queen’s Bench Division ‘commonly work for 50 to 60 hours per week, and they devote a significant part of their holidays to catching up with reserved judgments and other administrative work.
‘This statistic is very worrying. It has a major impact on the time that a judge can be expected to devote to a case.’

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2214030/Law-chief-fears-crisis-judges-snub-long-hours.html#ixzz295UdTlTi

bb1 wrote:A hounder wails:

There MUST be people out there who will contribute to your cause

Well, why don't all the McCann-hating sites, and the hateblogs, put a PayPal button on their sites, donations to go directly to Bennett?

As they always claim that 'everyone' supports them, they should have the money they need by Monday.

Shouldn't they?

Sabot wrote:
Thank you, LL. Have an Exalt. And a big kiss.