Woolf warns of threat to judicial independence if Government goes ahead with controversial reforms
November 12, 2003 at 07:03 PM
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The original version of this story was published on Legalweek
Government hopes of winning widespread support for its constitutional shake-up were dealt a blow last week as Britain’s most senior judges broke silence to oppose the reforms.
The Lord Chief Justice Lord Woolf, speaking on behalf on England and Wales’ judiciary on Thursday (6 November), warned that the independence of the judiciary was at stake if the
Government went ahead with controversial plans to abolish the office of Lord Chancellor.
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