The trials and tribulations when judges decide to join the chattering classes…

For many, for whom a moment of silence is a moment wasted, this can impose unbearable strain. Others seem to take to the stoical life like ducks gliding into water.

For those appearing in front of a judge who may say nothing at all until the decision is given, the lack of judicial reaction can be perplexing: do you witter on in the hope of changing the judicial mind, or do you sit down quickly in case you do exa...