The many press articles devoted to Lady Brenda Hale reflect the singular place she occupies in the British public sphere. One of the rare judicial figures to have transcended the narrow circle of legal experts, she is perceived as a pedagogue of constitutional law, a guardian of judicial independence, and an engaged voice in favour of equality and inclusion. Her press coverage hence relays her direct style, her forthright positions on the role of the judge in a democracy, and her immediately recognisable personality, down to her famous brooches.
Gathered here, these texts give a different view of her work and career, and show how her legal thought has spread well beyond courtrooms and lecture halls. They usefully complement her academic writings and speeches by providing access to the way she is viewed by civil society and within the media debate. In other words, to the traces she leaves behind.
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Newspaper |
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Judging the judges |
2002 (20 March) |
The Guardian |
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The Guardian profile: Lady Brenda Hale |
2004 (9 January) |
The Guardian |
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In praise of … Lady Hale of Richmond |
2006 (20 October) |
The Guardian |
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Baroness Brenda Hale: “I often ask myself ‘why am I here? |
2010 (16 September) |
The Guardian |
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UK supreme court sits on cusp of tradition and modernity |
2011 (25 October) |
The Guardian |
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Brenda Hale |
2011 (8 March) |
The Guardian |
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In praise of … Brenda Hale |
2012 (11 July) |
The Guardian |
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Supreme court justices wanted: apply within |
2012 (16 October) |
The Guardian |
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UK’s most senior female judge calls for more diversity at the top |
2013 (21 February) |
The Guardian |
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UK court rulings show move away from European to common law |
2014 (15 August) |
The Guardian |
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Lady Hale joins chorus of concerns over criminal courts charge |
2015 (20 October) |
The Guardian |
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Supreme court affirms random stop-and-search |
2015 (17 December) |
The Guardian |
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An exclusive interview with Lady Hale about British constitutionalism and the role of the Supreme Court |
2016 (5 July) |
Le Petit Juriste |
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Brenda Hale appointed as UK supreme court’s first female president |
2017 (21 July) |
The Guardian |
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Brenda Hale to become first female president of supreme court – reports |
2017 (21 July) |
The Guardian |
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Celebrate Lady Hale – then make the senior judiciary more diverse |
2017 (23 July) |
The Guardian |
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Brenda Hale sworn in as first female president of UK’s supreme court |
2017 (2 October) |
The Guardian |
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UK’s new supreme court chief calls for clarity on ECJ after Brexit |
2017 (5 October) |
The Guardian |
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White and male UK judiciary ‘from another planet’, says Lady Hale |
2019 (1 January) |
The Guardian |
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Lady Hale: at least half of UK judiciary should be female |
2019 (24 March) |
The Guardian |
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Say it with a brooch: what message was Lady Hale’s spider sending? |
2019 (24 September) |
The Guardian |
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Lady Hale: a career of breaking barriers in the judiciary |
2019 (24 September) |
The Guardian |
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Brexit : la présidente de la Cour suprême a-t-elle fait passer un message en arborant une broche araignée ? |
2019 (24 September) |
Le Monde |
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Brexit : Lady Hale s’est imposée comme l’incarnation de la démocratie britannique |
2019 (25 September) |
Le Monde |
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The ‘Beyoncé’ of the legal profession’: who is Lady Hale? |
2019 (25 September) |
The Telegraph |
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Meet Baroness Hale, the trailblazing judge who is spinning a web of intrigue |
2019 (26 September) |
The Telegraph |
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Lady Hale pulled pints? She’s all the stronger for it |
2019 (27 September) |
The Guardian |
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Editorial: In tumultuous times, Lady Hale has been a beacon of kind, calm intelligence |
2019 (27 September) |
Legal Action |
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Supreme court’s Lady Hale becomes star of children’s book |
2019 (10 October) |
The Guardian |
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Lady Hale predicts gender parity in judiciary by 2033 |
2019 (23 November) |
The Guardian |
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Lady Hale warns UK not to select judges on basis of political views |
2019 (18 December) |
The Guardian |
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Baroness Hale hailed as a ‘pioneer’ as she retires from Supreme Court |
2019 (18 December) |
The Telegraph |
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Courts shouldn’t be a political chamber |
2019 (20 December) |
The Guardian |
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Lady Hale: ‘My Desert Island Judgments? Number one would probably be the prorogation case’ |
2020 (11 January) |
The Guardian |
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No-prorogation justice Lady Hale to publish memoir and guide to the law |
2020 (23 April) |
The Guardian |
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Lady Hale’s story is a lesson in self-belief. We need more like her in positions of power |
2020 (20 December) |
The Guardian |
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Baroness Hale: My feminism may have cost me Supreme Court president role |
2021 (19 September) |
The Telegraph |
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Lady Hale on judgments and jewellery: ‘Maybe I should have worn a dragonfly’ |
2021 (2 October) |
The Guardian |
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Spider Woman by Lady Hale review – a tangled web she weaves |
2021 (3 October) |
The Guardian |
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Brenda Hale: ‘There’s absolutely no need to scrap the Human Rights Act’ |
2022 (24 July) |
The Guardian |
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Lady Hale, ex-présidente de la Cour suprême du Royaume-Uni : « Chaque personne doit détenir des droits fondamentaux même si la majorité n’est pas d’accord » |
2024 (26 March) |
Le Monde |
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Court ruling on legal definition of a woman ‘misinterpreted’, Lady Hale says |
2025 (22 May) |
The Guardian |
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Baroness Hale on her stupendous, eye-opening life in the law: ‘People are capable of treating tiny children very, very badly’ |
2025 (18 September) |
The Guardian |
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Lady Hale warns against politicising judiciary after Jenrick criticism of judges |
2025 (14 October) |
Border Telegraph |
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Return of the Spider Woman: Lady Hale tours Britain’s courts |
2025 (17 October) |
The Times |
