Britain | Judging the judges
Why pruning the British judiciary’s powers will prove tricky
The government’s new attorney-general wants to “take back control” from judges she sees as overmighty
ENGLISH JUDGES are used to obscurity. Unlike their American counterparts, even the most senior can count on being recognised only in the warren of streets between High Holborn and the Thames that comprise London’s legal quarter. Their fondness for Latin does not help.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Judging the judges”
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