Quinns and Gowns – Contempt and Respect
A little late (because of the rebuild and ongoing redesign of the blog, on which all comments are gratefully appreciated) I want to focus on a busy week for the Irish Supreme Court. The week before Continue Reading
Wigs, gowns, and sartorial expression
Sir Robert Megarry, by Anthony Morris, via the Royal Society of Portrait Painters websiteAt the beginning of the current legal year, Irish judges broke with three centuries of tradition, and ceased Continue Reading
Televising the Supreme Court
No, not the Irish Supreme Court, but the new UK Supreme Court. There's quite a lot of coverage in the UK media and blawgopshere today about the new Court at the apex of UK's judicial system, which Continue Reading
Dress codes – who’ll be the judge?
I have already written on this blog about reforms to judicial dress in England and Wales (the image on the right is a well-known example of the previous judicial court dress). Now comes news that Continue Reading
Judicial Wigs and Gowns
I wrote a little while ago about plans for most civil judges in England and Wales to cease wearing wigs, wing collars and bands, and to wear radically simplifed judicial gowns. The change was to come Continue Reading
Wigs and Gowns on Judges and Barristers – Silly Anachronism or Necessary Solemnity?
A few weeks ago, Pupilblogger wrote, of the barrister's wig and gown: I wore a wig and my gown in combat for the first time today. And the bloody tunic shirt with detachable collars, the wing Continue Reading
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