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Tristan Kirk

Senior judge reprimanded for ‘judicial bullying’ of barristers

A senior High Court judge who rejected a challenge to the government’s controversial Rwanda deportation policy has been reprimanded for “judicial bullying”.

Lord Justice Lewis was handed a formal warning for misconduct over his handling of an unnamed court hearing, after he made “excessive” interruptions and “became increasingly harsh and rude” towards barristers arguing the case.

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