Tribunals under the Constitutional Reform Act

"A year ago I addressed this conference in my new role as Shadow President of Tribunals, in the expectation that before too long I would be converted into a real person by a Tribunals Act. Shortly before the conference, the Government had announced its legislative programme in the Queen s Speech. It included a reference to a draft Tribunals Bill. Everyone knew that the programme was likely to be overtaken by the election. But there was a reasonable hope that, assuming a Labour Government, the Bill would figure in the new programme..."