The Lord Chancellor, Lord Irvine, tempted fate somewhat during a lavish ceremony in the Palace of Westminster when he proudly pointed out that the furnishings were the responsibility of a chap called Pugin.
Meanwhile, the heat was getting to Lord Woolf, the Lord Chief Justice. Referring to the fact that all the UK judges present looked like extras out of The Madness of King George, whereas the US judges were dressed in normal clothing, he insisted: “First impressions can be misleading, but UK judges are highly efficient and contemporary – although I might look like a wolf in sheep’s clothing.”
