Senior UK judge given formal warning for ‘rude and hostile’ behaviour

Lord Justice Clive Lewis, whose manner amounted to ‘judicial bullying’ in court, has apologised for behaviour

One of the most senior judges in England and Wales has received a formal warning for misconduct after an investigation found he had behaved in “a rude and hostile way” amounting to “judicial bullying” in court.

Lord Justice Clive Lewis, one of the two judges who ruled in the high court that the home secretary had acted lawfully in her decision to send asylum seekers to Rwanda – a decision later overturned in the court of appeal by a majority of two to one, and due to be further considered by the supreme court in October – has apologised for his behaviour.

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