New supreme court president's comments come after Brexit-related legal defeats Judges are not staging a power grab to take over parliament's role and do not make up law "as we go along", the new president of the supreme court has told a parliamentary committee. In a robust defence of judicial independence in the face of government plans to reform the UK's constitution, Lord Reed of Allermuir warned that US-style confirmation hearings to select judges on the basis of their political views would b...
Supreme court chief denies judges trying to 'grab' power from parliament
The Guardian - 4 Mar 2020 18:45
New supreme court president's comments come after Brexit-related legal defeats Judges are not staging a power grab to take over parliament's role and do not make up law "as we go along", the new president of the supreme court has told a parliamentary committee. In a robust defence of judicial independence in the face of government plans to reform the UK's constitution, Lord Reed of Allermuir warned that US-style confirmation hearings to select judges on the basis of their political views would b...
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