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Comments received in response to the Consultation Paper

Constitutional Reform: a Supreme Court for the United Kingdom

February 2004

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Background Information

Published here is the full text version of responses received to the Government's consultation paper 'Constitutional reform: a Supreme Court for the United Kingdom'.

Where possible, all responses considered by the Department and included in the consultation response summaries are available. Those responses not published are being withheld on the grounds of copyright, libel or confidentiality.

The responses are listed alphabetically.If you have difficulties finding an entry, however, you may wish to use the "Ctrl" and "F" keys (hold both keys down at the same time) which opens a facility where you can search for key words.

The Right Honourable The Lord Ackner [29kb]
Lord Alexander of Weedon QC [980kb]
The Honourable Mr Justice Aikens [261kb]
Graeme J. Allen [63kb]
Ross Gilbert Anderson [785kb]
The Right Honourable Lady Justice Arden [88kb]
The Bar Council of England & Wales [711kb]
The Bar Council of Northern Ireland [184kb]
Rupert Barnes [645kb]
Jack Benedetto [30kb]
The Right Honourable Lord Bingham of Cornhill (The Law Lords' Response to Consultation) [453kb]
Birmingham Law Society [148kb]
S P Bowers [35kb]
The Right Honourable The Lord Brightman [146kb]
Chris Bryant MP [40kb]
The Honourable Mr Justice Buckley [46kb]
Professor Andrew Burrows QC [101kb]
The Honourable Mr Justice Burton [72kb]
The Right Honourable Lord Justice Buxton [160kb]
Cambridge Centre for Public Law [536kb]
Peter Careless [250kb]
The Right Honourable Lord Justice Carnwath [126kb]
The Right Honourable Sir Robert Carswell - (Judges of the High Court and Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland) [43kb]
James Chalmers [1483kb]
Chancery Bar Association [357kb]
Charter 88 [57kb]
Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland [55kb]
Church Commissioners' Pastoral and Redundant Churches Committee [29kb]
City of London Law Society [189kb]
Clifford Chance LLP [653kb]
The Right Honourable The Lord Clyde [106kb]
CMS Cameron McKenna [164kb]
Matthew Collinson [262kb]
The Commercial Bar Association [2506kb]
Committee on Standards in Public Life [313kb]
The Commonwealth Magistrates' & Judges Association [630kb]
Society of Conservative Lawyers [283kb]
Constitutional and Administrative Law Bar Association [308kb]
Edwin Coe's [203kb]
Professor Richard Cornes [744kb]
Beryl Cooper QC [152kb]
W.J.H Corlett - Attorney General, Isle of Man [56kb]
Dr. Noel Cox [76kb]
The Right Honourable The Lord Cullen of Whitekirk & Senators of the College of Justice in Scotland [440kb]
Daveukok (via email) [23kb]
Association of Directors of Social Work (Scotland) [175kb]
Discrimination Law Association [375kb]
The Right Honourable The Lord Donaldson of Lymington [790kb]
Ecclesiastical Law Society [131kb]
George Eddon [155kb]
Equal Opportunities Commission [373kb]
The Faculty of Advocates [588kb]
Graeme Fairbrother [36kb]
Gary Flather QC [305kb]
The Honourable Judge Nicholas Forwood [94kb]
D Fox [56kb]
Roy Fox [355kb]
John Gasson [960kb]
Robert Gay [281kb]
Sir Iain Glidewell [71kb]
Sir Nicholas Goodison [193kb]
Professor George Gretton [78kb]
Nicholas Somerset Haggan QC [112kb]
The Right Honourable Lady Justice Hale [644kb]
John Hardman [39kb]
His Honour Judge Michael Harris [117kb]
Ewan Hawthorn JP [287kb]
The Hertfordshire Local Group of the Sole Practitioners Group of the Law Society [61kb]
Barbara Hewson [135kb]
Andrew Hill [35kb]
The Right Honourable Lord Hobhouse of Woodborough [236kb]
David Hoffman and John Rowe QC [179kb]
His Honour Judge Keith Hollis [42kb]
His Honour Judge Richard Holman [222kb]
Institute of Legal Executives [230kb]
International Underwriting Association of London (IUA) [129kb]
His Honour Judge Dr. Peter Jackson [103kb]
The Right Honourable The Lord Jauncey of Tullichettle [217kb]
Ranil M. Jayawardena [201kb]
Professor J A Jolowicz [215kb]
The Judges' Council [1694kb]
JUSTICE [270kb]
Kent Law Society [94kb]
The Kirkaldy Law Society [148kb]
The Society of Labour Lawyers [273kb]
Tim Lamb QC [22kb]
The Law Society of England & Wales [396kb]
The Law Society of Scotland [213kb]
The Lawyers' Christian Fellowship [162kb]
Mark Lazarowicz MP [126kb]
The Society of Legal Scholars [317kb]
Legal Wales [236kb]
Leicestershire Law Society [147kb]
Stephen Linstead [360kb]
The Liberal Democrat Lawyers Association [352kb]
Liberty [151kb]
The Honourable Mr Justice Lloyd [30kb]
The Right Honourable The Lord Lloyd of Berwick [90kb]
Local Government Association [19kb]
London Common Law and Commercial Bar Association [358kb]
The London Solicitors Litigation Association [273kb]
Charles Macdonald QC [22kb]
His Honour Judge D L Mackay [57kb]
The Right Honourable Lord Mackay of Clashfern [167kb]
Matrix Law [472kb]
Professor Hector MacQueen [468kb]
The Honourable Mr Justice McCombe [108kb]
Moria McGregor [144kb]
John M. Merrett Bloom [21kb]
Robert Miles QC [72kb]
Miscarriages of Justice Organisation [54kb]
Motor Accident Solicitors Society [115kb]
The Right Honourable Lord Justice Mummery [170kb]
Newcastle upon Tyne Law society [31kb]
I.G.N Nimmo [30kb]
The Right Honourable Lord Nolan [126kb]
The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission [142kb]
Legal Services Division of Northumberland County Council [138kb]
The Odysseus Trust [188kb]
The Honourable Mr Justice Ouseley [28kb]
Personal Injuries Bar Association [42kb]
Association of Personal Injury Lawyers [661kb]
John M Pollock [130kb]
Chris Purnell [54kb]
Leolin Price QC [267kb]
His Honour Judge David Radford [224kb]
Alan Reid [57kb]
Professor Judith Resnik [2153kb]
Rights of Women [70kb]
Dr Paul Robertshaw [73kb]
David Robins [113kb]
Alec Samuels [87kb]
The Right Honourable Lord Justice Schiemann [265kb]
Brian Schneider [148kb]
Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission [109kb]
The Scottish Executive [269kb]
Scottish Human Rights Centre [118kb]
The Scottish Law Agents Society [183kb]
The Scottish Legal Aid Board [184kb]
Scottish National Party [163kb]
Scottish Police Federation [46kb]
Association of Scottish Superintendents [25kb]
Professor I.R Scott [209kb]
The Sheriffs' Association [23kb]
Jeff Shute [50kb]
Kyriakos Spachis [36kb]
Austin Spreadbury [87kb]
The Right Honourable The Lord Steyn [32kb]
Mark Stratton [28kb]
Dr. Cheryl Thomas [308kb]
Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge and District Law Contentious Business Committee [86kb]
Training for Women Network Ltd [39kb]
Roger Trencher [405kb]
Martin Wilson QC [44kb]
Peter Windle [29kb]
Wragge & Co LLP. Legal Firm [120kb]
The Association of Women Barristers [327kb]
United Kingdom Association of Women Judges [89kb]
Young Barristers' Committee (YBC) [174kb]
The Young Solicitors Group [198kb]