Lord Chancellor's speech at the 2025 King's Counsel appointment ceremony, recognising those who have been formally appointed ...

The lord chancellor has repeated her promise to 'legislate as necessary' following the Sentencing Council's rejection of her ...

The Sentencing Council has refused a request from the Lord Chancellor to change guidance that prompted a row over “two-tier justice”. Shabana Mahmood said “all options were on the table ...

The Lord Chancellor's powers to appoint judges and Queen's Counsels appeared to be under fresh threat today following the "cash for wigs" affair. Lord Irvine has been accused of "damaging the ...

The Lord Chancellor, Lord Irvine, is set to get a £90,000-a-year pension when he retires, it was disclosed today. The Sun, under the front page headline "Insult", said that Lord Irvine would also ...

Lord Hague, the former Conservative party leader, has been elected as the next chancellor of the University of Oxford. He will be formally inaugurated early in the new year, becoming the 160th ...

William Hague will be formally inaugurated as Oxford University chancellor today. Lord Hague will become the 160th recorded chancellor in the University's history and will succeed Lord Patten of ...