Litigation Letter
JUDICIARY
The Lord Chancellor has abolished the office of assistant recorder with the result that all serving assistant recorders have
been appointed recorders. New conditions of service for part-timed judicial office holders provide that appointments will
be for a period of not less than five years, subject to the relevant upper age limit and will be automatically renewed. Wherever
administratively possible the number of sitting days will be guaranteed. There are five specified grounds for non-renewal
of an appointment for conduct.