The Lord Chancellor's powers to appoint judges and Queen's Counsels appeared to be under fresh threat today following the "cash for wigs" affair. Lord Irvine has been accused of "damaging the ...
The Lord Chancellor, Lord Irvine, is set to get a £90,000-a-year pension when he retires, it was disclosed today. The Sun, under the front page headline "Insult", said that Lord Irvine would also ...
On those occasions the speech was delivered by the Lord Chancellor, but the Prince of ... the heavy Imperial State Crown or ceremonial robes and there was a more scaled-back ceremony last year ...
With his speech complete, the King broke into a warm smile at Lord Chancellor Shabana Mahmood ... before he began moving his robe to the side in anticipating of the pages approaching to assist.
Unfortunately, he, too, died after serving less than one year and the visitors turned to Philip Yorke, Earl of Hardwicke, and from 1736 to 1757 Lord Chancellor of England. Unfortunately for William & ...
Lord chancellor Shabana Mahmood has told judges that the 'very least' they can expect from her is to protect the judiciary and not to comment on judgments. She was addressing members of the ...
At the Mansion House, Lord Chancellor Shabana Mahmood emphasised her “commitment to the rule of law,” outlining urgent reforms to address Britain’s overextended prison system and uphold justice In a ...
The historic office of chancellor, which has been a post at Oxford for 800 years, is a largely ceremonial role. Lord Hague added in his statement “I am not averse to wearing robes”.
The election comes after Lord Patten announced in February that he would be retiring after more than 20 years in the position. The chancellor is the titular head of the university and they preside ...