So, after the attempts by the former lord chancellor, Lord Falconer, to abolish himself in June 2003, the signing of the Concordat in January 2004, the passing of the Constitutional Reform Act in 2005 and then its implementation in April 2006, the judiciary had hoped for a period of consolidation as the lord chief justice settled into his new role as head of the judiciary. (newlawjournal.co.uk)
Writing in this week's NLJ, Khawar Qureshi QC says the judiciary has been subjected to criticism from politicians and the media since the role of head of the judiciary was removed from the Lord Chancellor in 2005. (newlawjournal.co.uk)
Lord Phillips is now head of the judiciary, and soon the House of Lords will elect its own speaker for the first time. (slaw.ca)