Barristers shouldn’t be above the law
From our UK edition
In a cutting judicial pronouncement this month, the Lady Chief Justice, Baroness Carr, criticised the former attorney general, Lord Hermer, for not sticking up for a Crown Court judge whose sentencing in a case had been the focus of personal attacks which had led to threats. In the eyes of some, when it’s Palestine it appears the laws of England are not supposed to apply This reprimand by the head of the judiciary came shortly after Prince Harry was criticised for describing the widely respected judge in his case, Mr Justice Nicklin, as having presided over ‘a complete and obvious whitewash’ after the Prince resoundingly lost his lengthy civil action against the Daily Mail (Associated Newspapers).
