Lord Chancellor's speech at the 2025 King's Counsel appointment ceremony, recognising those who have been formally appointed to the rank of KC and ...

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 ...

The Lord Chancellor has announced the reappointment of Robert Edwards as a member of the Family Procedure Rule Committee. The ...

Your weekly update on the latest developments and debates in Parliament and across Whitehall. This week: record courts investment, justice spending and the Border Security Bill.

Speaking in the Commons, justice minister Sir Nicholas Dakin told MPs: “The Lord Chancellor (Ms Mahmood) was clear about her ...

But Lord Justice Davis replied that the Sentencing ... which has been the subject of detailed consultation with the Lord Chancellor,” Lord Justice Davis said. Ms Mahmood had said “no minister ...

In a letter to the independent body, the Lord Chancellor said she “must make clear my displeasure” at the changes, adding: “I do not stand for differential treatment before the law like this.” ...