Law and Rights
Lord Dyson - presently a Justice of the Supreme Court - will become Master of the Rolls on 1st October 2012 - Announcement from No. 10. This is an ancient office but, in modern times, the Master of the Rolls presides over the Court of Appeal (Civil Division) and is Head of Civil Justice - see Judiciary website.
Also on 1st October, the present Master of the Rolls (Lord Neuberger) becomes President of the Supreme Court - (earlier post).
Lord Dyson's move will open up another vacancy on the Supreme Court - see UK Supreme Court blog. In addition, Lords Hope and Walker are due to retire in 2013. (Article in The Guardian 19th July by Joshua Rozenberg).
Recent predecessors as Master of the Rolls are Lord Denning who held the office from 1962 to 1982, Lord Donaldson (1982-92), Lord Bingham (1992-96), Lord Woolf (1996-2000), Lord Phillips (2000-2005) and Lord Clarke (2005-09). Lord Neuberger has been Master of the Rolls since 2009.
Lords Bingham, Woolf and Phillips also held the office of Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales. Lord Clarke is now a Justice of the Supreme Court.
Biographies of the Justices of the Supreme Court.
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Law and Rights
Lord Dyson to be Master of the Rolls
Lord Dyson - presently a Justice of the Supreme Court - will become Master of the Rolls on 1st October 2012 - Announcement from No. 10. This is an ancient office but, in modern times, the Master of the Rolls presides over the Court of Appeal (Civil Division) and is Head of Civil Justice - see Judiciary website.
Also on 1st October, the present Master of the Rolls (Lord Neuberger) becomes President of the Supreme Court - (earlier post).
Lord Dyson's move will open up another vacancy on the Supreme Court - see UK Supreme Court blog. In addition, Lords Hope and Walker are due to retire in 2013. (Article in The Guardian 19th July by Joshua Rozenberg).
Recent predecessors as Master of the Rolls are Lord Denning who held the office from 1962 to 1982, Lord Donaldson (1982-92), Lord Bingham (1992-96), Lord Woolf (1996-2000), Lord Phillips (2000-2005) and Lord Clarke (2005-09). Lord Neuberger has been Master of the Rolls since 2009.
Lords Bingham, Woolf and Phillips also held the office of Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales. Lord Clarke is now a Justice of the Supreme Court.
Biographies of the Justices of the Supreme Court.
- Are The Judges Too Powerful? Or Are They Overstepping The Line? Two More Judicial Speeches
Are the judges too powerful? - A Speech in which Lord Dyson (Master of the Rolls) considered two distinct questions. The first is whether, on the purely domestic front, our courts are trespassing into areas which should not be their preserve. The...
- Differences With Strasbourg ~ Are "battle Lines" Now Drawn?
The Court of Appeal (Civil Division) has considered two appeals by men subject to continuing detention after their "minimum terms" or "tariff periods" have expired. Haney and Khaiyam v Secretary of State for Justice Mr Haney is serving an automatic life...
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Updated 27th February - link to other blogs and some of the 'tweets' on the appointments system The appointments of three Justices of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom have been announced - Number 10 and see Lord Neuberger's (President...
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It is confirmed that Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury will become the next President of the Supreme Court Announcement from Downing Street Supreme Court's announcement Earlier on 12th July, Law and Lawyers said: On Twitter this morning (12th July)...
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The Supreme Court Justices 2009"Let the judges also remember, that Solomon's throne was supported by lions on both sides: let them be lions, but yet lions under the throne; ..." (Francis Bacon' - 1561-1626 - Of Judicature ). This post considers...