British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday proposed new legislative plans to hand power to judges to order "horrendous criminals" to attend their sentencing hearings and face justice, by force if necessary.
Departing judges’ statement shows continued confidence in city’s judiciary, source says, adding that the move would have minimal impact on court operations.
Exit will cause short-term challenges but the Bar Association does not believe there is any justified concern about the effect of the national security legislation on the rule of law and judicial independence
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‘The jury is out on how they will be able to operate the new national security law’, Hale says