Judicial Independence To Be Enshrined In UK Law, Says Lord Chancellor
Speaking at a recent seminar sponsored by the Law Sociaty and the Institute
for Public Policy Research, UK Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer revealed that
following its review of the legal sector in the United Kingdom, the government
plans to enshrine the independence of the judiciary in law. "For the first time ever in Britain, the independence of the judiciary
will be provided for explicitly by law. The Constitutional Reform Bill we announced
in the Queen's speech will include the independence of the judiciary on the
face of the Bill," he announced. Lord Falconer went on to explain that this was considered to be a key priority
because judicial independence is "too important to this country and to
this government to be any longer left unspecified, uncodified, unwritten". This announcement was welcomed by the Law Society. .
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