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Would the abolition of the office of Lord Chancellor resolve the anomalies that attach to the UK doctrine of the separation of powers?
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Christopher M Barnes Constitutional Law Assignment December 2004 Tutor Group 2 Cathy Morse Student ID: 14014863 Question (1) "The whole office of the Lord Chancellor is a heap of anomalies. He is a judge, and it is contrary to obvious principle that any part of administration should be entrusted to a judge; it is of very great moment that the Lord Chancellor, our chief judge, sits in the cabinet, and makes party speeches in the House of Lords." (Walter Bagehot, The English Constitution, 1867). Would the abolition of the office of Lord Chancellor resolve the anomalies that attach to the UK doctrine of the separation of powers? Constitutional Coursework The concept of the reformation of the United Kingdom's constitution occurred when the Prime Minister Tony Blair came into power in 1997 and eventually in 2003 the idea of the abolishment of the Lord Chancellor was decided upon. His idea was to replace the House of Lords with a US...
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