A billionaire Arab sheikh thinks Britsh judges can be bribed, according to an allegation made at a recent employment tribunal in Scotland. Sheikh Maher al-Tajir, whose family owns 24,000 acres of land in Perthshire, is alleged to have said to Chris Mulqueeney “You’re so patriotic. Hasn’t anyone told you that the law of this great land works on money, not justice?” The sheikh allegedly said he’d stitch up Mulqueeney and then fix the judges: “I’ve got enough money to buy any of them . . . all have their price in this country.” It’s undoubtedly true that for much of British history there was significant judicial corruption, but not today. You can buy at lot of things in Britain but you can’t buy a judge. Mulqueeney’s case is in Scotland but English law is just as intolerant of bribery. It is a serious crime for anyone to give any judge or magistrate a gift in order to influence a decision or for something already done. It’s a crime punishable with up to life imprisonment. Where the judge reports the briber, the offence is punishable even though the bribe was rejected. If a judge accepts such a gift, he also commits a crime. In earlier times, corrupt judges were periodically caught and removed from office. In the 13th century, six judges were sacked for taking bribes. In 1350, the Chief Justice, Sir William De Thorpe, was kicked out when his corruption became intolerable. In 1384, the Lord Chancellor, Sir Michael de la Pole, was accused by a London fishmonger of taking bribes after they fell out. The Chancellor was acquitted but his work was soon discovered to be decidedly fishy and he was later impeached for other offences.
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