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Lord Reed, the new president of the supreme court, has been giving evidence to the Lords constitution committee. John Hyde from the Law Society Gazette has some lines from the hearing.
Lord Reed, president of the Supreme Court, is giving evidence to a House of Lords committee. Says relationship between the court and parliament ‘needs to be addressed’.
Lord Reed: ‘Our ties with the House of Commons are extremely limited. I want to find ways MPs and justices can have appropriate contacts to answer their questions so they can better understand the way we operate.’
The Lords committee hearing with George Eustice is over. I will post a summary soon.
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