Lady Chief Justice
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November 3, 2026
HM Attorney General -v- BBC, and others
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July 17, 2026
Response to recommendations for the judiciary in the Independent Review of the Criminal Courts
Read the summary of the judicial response to Sir Brian Leveson's recommendations regarding Criminal Courts
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July 6, 2026
New Practice Direction on Listing will support criminal courts to prioritise cases and reduce backlogs
The new framework is intended to ensure that cases are prioritised with proper regard to the human impact of delay
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December 2, 2025
Lecture by the Lady Chief Justice: The Constitutional Reform Act – 20 Years On
Read the 2025 Blackstone Lecture, delivered by Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill at Pembroke College, Oxford
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November 12, 2025
Lady Chief Justice’s Report 2024 – 2025 / Adroddiad yr Arglwyddes Brif Ustus 2024 – 2025
Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill has laid before Parliament her second annual report as LCJ - read the report (in both English and Welsh)
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November 11, 2025
Fourth Amendment to the Criminal Practice Directions 2023 – November 2025
Issued by the Lady Chief Justice, this amendment comes into force on Tuesday 18 November 2025
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November 4, 2025
New Chancellor of the High Court, Lord Justice Birss, sworn in
The Lady Chief Justice has officially welcomed the Chancellor as he takes up his new appointment
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October 1, 2025
Lady Chief Justice’s speech at the swearing in of the Lord Chancellor and Solicitor General
Read the Lady Chief Justice's speech given in court 4 at the Royal Courts of Justice on 1 October 2025
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October 1, 2025
Rt Hon. David Lammy sworn in as the new Lord Chancellor
The Lady Chief Justice has sworn in David Lammy MP as Lord Chancellor, and Ellie Reeves MP as Solicitor General, in a ceremony at the Royal Courts of Justice