During the year, Masters and other dignitaries are invited to join the Sheriff and Judges at the Central Criminal Court (the Old Bailey). The Court belongs to the City and is run by the Sheriffs who, apart from the Monarch, hold the oldest Office in the country. The Sheriffs live at the Old Bailey. This year my host was Sheriff Charles Bowman (right) and, together with three other City folk, we joined Alderman John Garbutt and nine Judges for luncheon, and afterwards, an afternoon session in the Courts. In my case, I was in Court 13 in the middle of a trial where medical evidence was being taken. Justice is open to public gaze and fairness, which makes British justice almost unique in the world – and something to be proud of. My thanks go to the Sheriff and Judges for their kindness and hospitality.
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