Lord Chancellor Archives - Legal Cheek

Lord Chancellor David Gauke prepares to quit cabinet over Boris Johnson’s no deal Brexit promise

Former City lawyer will reportedly hand in resignation on Wednesday

Jul 22 2019 1:00pm
Judge tells cocaine user he ‘should suffer no more than former Lord Chancellor’

Even the courts are mocking Michael Gove’s coke admission

Jun 19 2019 12:10pm
Lady Hale among judicial celebs to watch new Lord Chancellor sworn in

We learnt he once spent a night in a prison cell

Jan 18 2018 11:30am
Former Macfarlanes solicitor is the new Lord Chancellor

Top government legal post occupied by a lawyer again

Jan 8 2018 5:43pm
Prime Minister ‘broke the law’ in making Liz Truss Lord Chancellor, says ex-Lord Chancellor

Theresa May’s bad week continues…

Oct 6 2017 11:53am
There’s now a David Lidington parody account, and it’s just as good as the Liz Truss one

Is any Lord Chancellor safe?

Jul 7 2017 9:13am

What the Dickens? New courts abandon ‘arcane’ titles

Chancery and Mercantile courts make way for more ‘user-friendly’ monikers

Jul 6 2017 10:33am
Journal

An open letter to the new Lord Chancellor from Joshua Rozenberg

David Lidington can learn from Liz Truss’ mistakes

Jun 19 2017 10:42am
David who? Theresa May selects relatively unknown non-lawyer to replace embattled Liz Truss as new Justice Secretary

*Googles David Lidington*

Jun 12 2017 11:49am
There are rumours that Education Secretary Justine Greening will be our next Lord Chancellor

A straight swap with Liz Truss? Joshua Rozenberg and LBC’s Iain Dale speculate

Jun 7 2017 10:24am
Liz Truss will not make a year as Lord Chancellor, Joshua Rozenberg predicts

She’s unlikely to survive post-election reshuffle

Apr 24 2017 11:50am
Liz Truss to appeal judicial pensions discrimination ruling

Just a week after she handed High Court and Court of Appeal judges an 11% pay increase

Feb 28 2017 4:02pm

Barristers struggle to suppress anger at Liz Truss’s silk day speech

Exclusive: Lord Chancellor’s speech was badly judged and has not gone down well with new QCs

Feb 16 2017 12:00pm
‘Highest ever’ proportion of female QC appointments, yet research commissioned into why so few women apply

73% of new silks are men

Jan 12 2017 12:03pm
Liz Truss orders review to stop domestic abusers cross-examining victims, lawyers still not happy

Damned if she does and damned if she doesn’t?

Jan 5 2017 11:31am
Justice Secretary figure of ridicule once more as she tells MPs barking dogs help deter drones from prisons

“Another Liz Truss classic”

Dec 6 2016 3:00pm
The Secret Diary of Liz Truss (aged 38¾)

A sneak peak into the working week of our embattled Lady Justice

Dec 2 2016 10:02am
Constitutional law academics speak out on claims Liz Truss has broken the law by not sticking up for Brexit judges

Lord Judge said she breached her statutory duty, but do the professors agree?

Nov 22 2016 9:27am

High Court judges take legal action against Liz Truss over pension discrimination

Lord Chancellor’s week goes from bad to worse

Nov 9 2016 10:22am
In Liz we Truss? New Justice Secretary sworn in at Royal Courts of Justice

But top QC claims she is NOT the first woman to hold the prestigious title

Jul 21 2016 5:26pm