In this chapter we examine the structural reforms to the apex of the judicial branch implemented as a result of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005. By reforming the office of Lord Chancellor and establishing a Supreme Court for the UK, the Constitutional Reform Act severed the structural link between the executive, legislature and the senior judiciary in the UK. As a result, the Act has arguably cemented the idea of the institutional independence of the judiciary and has shown the contemporary relevance of ideas associated with separation of powers in achieving and implementing constitutional renewal.
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