Dissing the rule of law
Courts asked to decide whether lord chancellor has broken his oath
Legal proceedings have been launched against the lord chancellor, Robert Buckland, by an Oxford physics professor who accuses the cabinet minister of failing in his statutory duty to respect the rule of law.
Solicitors acting for Professor Joshua Silver (pictured) said they had issued a claim for judicial review yesterday. The law firm Asserson said thei…
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