Judge Sanctioned Over Eight-Month Delay In Issuing Judgment

Law Society Gazette ★ Written by Bianca Castro. Recommended by Christy Walsh.A recorder has been issued with formal advice for misconduct after an almost eight-month delay handing down a judgment. Recorder James Howlett had not yet issued a reserved judgment in a case for ‘nearly eight months’ despite chasers from court staff and senior judges, some of which did not receive a response, the