![]() The claim that “our constitution has always accepted that the courts have as central a role in the development of the law as Parliament” (author’s emphasis) may be received with a little scepticism, together with the contention that, “here is little, to no, area of our law that is not the product of judicial decision-making”. Sir Peter’s first theme is perhaps the only one in which he overstates his case. This blog post offers some observations on his speech. The speech had four themes: developing the law, developing procedure (case management), reform of the justice system, and “Domestic Society and Foreign Relations”. ![]() In the absence of political leadership, it seems prescient that on 23 June 2016, the day of the referendum itself, Sir Peter Gross (a Court of Appeal judge and former Senior Presiding Judge) delivered a lecture on “ Judicial Leadership”. ![]() Lawmakers of all parties are settling scores and jostling for position. In the aftermath of the EU referendum, observers of British politics have been treated to a Shakespearean orgy of bloodletting, mud-slinging, defenestrating, and back-stabbing. Jamie Susskind comments for the Practical Law Dispute Resolution Blog on Sir Peter Gross’ lecture on Judicial Leadership. This blog post was first published on the Practical Law Dispute Resolution blog and can be accessed here. Back to all news Jamie Susskind comments on Sir Peter Gross’ lecture on Judicial Leadership ![]()
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