Judges ‘too aloof
An internationally renowned crime writer yesterday called on judges to discard their wigs and start speaking a language which laymen could understand. Ludovic Kennedy, an English broadcaster and author who has published several books on miscarriages of justice, criticised the judges of England and Scotland for remaining aloof and mysterious. He said the gap in understanding between the' judiciary and the people was widening.
Judges could make enormous contributions to the laymen’s understanding of the law and how it functioned, but they shied away from speaking out of court. Mr Kennedy also advocated the televising of some court cases. "If cameras can be permitted ... to find their way into hospital wards and operating theatres, police stations, prisons and Buckingham . Palace there is no good reason why they should be barred from courts of law,” he said.
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Press, 6 October 1987, Page 4
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