Article: Commission backs reform of judicial appointments.

M2 PRESSWIRE-2 October 2003-UK Government: Commission backs reform of judicial appointments(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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Lord Falconer today welcomes publication of the 2nd Annual Report of the Commission for Judicial Appointments and the support of the Commission for the Government's decision to establish a new independent Judicial Appointments Commission, which will take responsibility for selection of Judges in England and Wales.

The Government issued consultation papers "Constitutional Reform: a new way of appointing judges" and "The future of Queen's Counsel" on 14 July 2003. This is part of a radical programme to modernise the ...

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