A Lawyer Writes

A Lawyer Writes

Flexing the constitution

But will Buckland's reforms make it too rigid to survive intact?

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Joshua Rozenberg
Jun 21, 2021
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A key chapter in the UK’s unmodified constitution is now up for grabs. The lord chancellor, Robert Buckland, has confirmed that he is reviewing the Constitutional Reform Act 2005.

As I report in my column for today’s Law Society Gazette, one aspect Buckland is considering is “the status of the lord chancellor and whether there should be a qualification …

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