UK: The role of the Judge: Umpire in a Contest, Seeker of the Truth or Something in Between?

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Speech by Lord Neuberger, President of the Supreme Court of the UK, on some of the ethical dilemmas raised by the role of the judge in common law systems. Given as part of a panel in Singapore on 'Judicial Ethics and Dilemmas on the Bench', 19 August 2016.

See: The role of the Judge: Umpire in a Contest, Seeker of the Truth or Something in Between? (pdf)

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