Off With Their Wigs! Judicial Revolution in Modern Britain Charles Banner and Alexander Deane Foreword by Hon. Michael Beloff QC November 2003, 130 pages ISBN 0 907845 843 (paperback), £8.95/$17.90 Search Inside the Book at Amazon.com Search Inside the Book at Amazon.co.uk Secure ordering Available at reduced (subscription) price via: essays in political and cultural criticism in association with

On Thursday June 12th 2003, a press release concerning a Cabinet reshuffle declared as a footnote that the office of Lord Chancellor was to be abolished and that a new Supreme Court would replace the House of Lords as the highest court in the United Kingdom. In response to intense criticism of the Government for announcing these judicial reforms without holding any prior debate or consultation, Charles Banner and Alexander Deane have sought the views of several constitutional experts – including judges, leading QCs, legal and political academics, commentators and MPs. This book is the product of their research: citing the interviewees at length, it critically analyses the Government’s proposals and looks at the various alternative models for appointing judges and for a new court of final appeal. The future of the QC system, which the Government has again indicated a desire to abolish, is also discussed in the book.

"A cogently argued critique of the proposed reforms . . . one of the first books to appear on the subject and a valuable contribution to that continuing debate."  The Commonwealth Lawyer

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