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In order to re-establish the court's impartiality, the government sets out the House of Lords Reforms Bill. However, how far can we say that these reforms will give us a more independent judiciary?
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Bradley and Ewing stated that "If the government is to be conducted in accordance with the law, the law must be administered by as independent a judiciary as possible." Indeed, the judiciary is a crucial element in any democratic society. Under the separation of powers in the UK, Parliament makes the law, the executive carries out the law and the judiciary enforces the law. However, the judiciary is said to become more politicised. In order to re-establish the court's impartiality, the government sets out the House of Lords Reforms Bill. However, how far can we say that these reforms will give us a more independent judiciary? Today, the Lord Chancellor fulfils a threefold role, which comprehends the legislative, executive and judicial parts of the constitution.The Lord Chancellor is a member of the Cabinet and heads a department known as the Lord Chancellor's Department, responsible for the administration of the...
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