THE GAVEL, THE WIG AND THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE: PERPETUATING INACCURACY IS NOT ITS ROLE

It comes as a surprise to many that judges in England and Wales do not use gavels.  It is a widespread myth. Many images of judges in the media have a judge with gavel in hand. There is a Twitter account - Inappropriate Gavels (@igavels) devoted to exposing this misconception. It is kept busy.  Most...

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