The Supreme Court and other constitutional changes in the UK

“The current Labour Government has embarked on the greatest programme of constitutional reform in the U.K. in modern times. It has made the rights and freedoms enshrined in the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms directly actionable by citizens.

“We now have devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have been created and the role of Lord Chancellor has undergone fundamental changes. There is a new Government Ministry for Justice. There is to be a new Supreme Court. I, as Lord Chief Justice also have a new role. All of this has been the separation of powers to make quite clear and transparent the three arms of government. Collectively, these major constitutional reforms rival the Reform Acts of the 19th Century in significance.”