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 ...

Lord Hague, the former Conservative party leader, has been elected as the next chancellor of the University of Oxford. He will be formally inaugurated early in the new year, becoming the 160th ...

William Hague will be formally inaugurated as Oxford University chancellor today. Lord Hague will become the 160th recorded chancellor in the University's history and will succeed Lord Patten of ...

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 ...

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.

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.” ...

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