Lawyer raises concern over removal of previous judge who has refused to keep other defendants in custody
A senior judge has refused to step down from a case involving custody time limits after she replaced another judge who criticised the government over delays in delivering justice.
Mrs Justice Whipple, a high court judge, was asked to step in to decide whether or not a defendant should continue to be held in custody for more than a year awaiting a trial date that has repeatedly been delayed during the coronavirus pandemic.
Continue reading…Lawyer raises concern over removal of previous judge who has refused to keep other defendants in custodyA senior judge has refused to step down from a case involving custody time limits after she replaced another judge who criticised the government over delays in delivering justice.Mrs Justice Whipple, a high court judge, was asked to step in to decide whether or not a defendant should continue to be held in custody for more than a year awaiting a trial date that has repeatedly been delayed during the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading…