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	Lord Chancellor's Department - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Lord Chancellor's Department was a United Kingdom government department.
		It was founded in 1885 as the Lord Chancellor's Office, to give the Lord Chancellor a staff answerable to him.
		In 2003 the Lord Chancellor's Department was subsumed into the newly created Department for Constitutional Affairs.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lord_Chancellor's_Department (135 words)

	Lord Chancellor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Lord Chancellor is the Speaker (presiding officer) of the House of Lords.
		The Lord Chancellor is also involved in the annual ceremony known as the State Opening of Parliament, during which the Sovereign delivers the Speech from the Throne (also known as the King's or Queen's Speech), outlining the agenda of the Government for the upcoming parliamentary session.
		The Lord Chancellor is entitled to an annual emolument of £207,736 and to an annual pension of £103,868.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lord_Chancellor (4545 words)

	LORD HIGH CHANCELLOR - LoveToKnow Article on LORD HIGH CHANCELLOR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The lord chancellor is in official rank the highest civil subject in the land outside the royal family, and takes precedence immediately after the archbishop of Canterbury.
		In defence, however, of the ministerial connection of the chancellor, it has been said that, while the other judges should be permanent, the head of the law should stand or fall with the ministry, as the best means of securing his effective responsibility to parliament for the proper use of his extensive powers.
		Under the Judicature Act 1873 the lord chancellor is a member of the court of appeal, and, when he sits, its president, and he is also a judge of the High Court of Justice.
	84.1911encyclopedia.org /L/LO/LORD_HIGH_CHANCELLOR.htm (703 words)

	Lord Chancellor - LearnThis.Info Enclyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Lord Chancellor is de facto speaker of the House of Lords.
		The Lord Chancellor is a member of the Cabinet and heads a department known as the Lord Chancellor's Department (now the Department for Constitutional Affairs), responsible for the administration of the courts, the appointment of judges, etc.
		Lord Falconer duly appeared in the House of Lords the next working day in full-bottomed wig and breeches to preside as Lord Chancellor, as he is required to do by the Standing Orders of the House every day the House is sitting unless he has obtained a leave of absence.
	encyclopedia.learnthis.info /l/lo/lord_chancellor.html (1757 words)

	Lord Chancellor - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Lord Chancellor
		The Lord Chancellor acts as Speaker of the House of Lords, may preside over the Court of Appeal, and is head of the judiciary.
		In a judicial capacity the Lord Chancellor is head of the judiciary, may preside over the House of Lords when it is sitting as a final court of appeal, and over the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (see Privy Council).
		The Lord Chancellor also recommends the appointment of High Court and circuit judges, and appoints and removes recorders, stipendiary magistrates, and justices of the peace in England and Wales, and is responsible for the review of law reform and the revision of statute law, principally through the Law Commission, which he appoints.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Lord+Chancellor (983 words)

	Lord Chancellor: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The lords commissioners are privy counsellors appointed by the monarch of the united kingdom to exercise, on his or her behalf, certain functions relating to parliament,...
		The lord chief justice of england and wales is the second-highest judge of the courts of england and wales, after the lord chancellor, and the presiding judge...
		The lord privy seal or lord keeper of the privy seal is one of the traditional sinecure offices in the british cabinet....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/l/lo/lord_chancellor.htm (8307 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Lord Chancellor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Lord Falconer of Thoroton Charles Leslie Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton, PC (born 19 November 1951) is a British barrister and Labour Party politician.
		Lord Falconer of Thoroton The Right Honourable Charles Leslie Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton, PC (born 19 November 1951) is a British lawyer and Labour Party politician.
		In 2003 the Lord Chancellor's Department was renamed the Department for Constitutional Affairs.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Lord-Chancellor (1824 words)

	RICHARD (EARL OF CORNWALL) - LoveToKnow Article on RICHARD (EARL OF CORNWALL) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Rich became the first chancellor (April 19, 1536) of the Court of Augmentations established for the disposal of the monastic revenues.
		Lord Rich took an active part in the restoration of the old religion in Essex under the new reign, and was one of the most active of persecutors.
		About 1235 he became chancellor of the diocese of Canterbury under Archbishop Edmund Rich, and he was with the archbishop during his exile in France.
	43.1911encyclopedia.org /R/RI/RICHARD_EARL_OF_CORNWALL_.htm (2024 words)

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		Lord Chancellor Hardwicke had strong political alliances with the powerful Duke of Newcastle and Newcastle's brother, Henry Pelham, who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
		Lord Hardwicke's Marriage Act remained the prime legal statement on clandestine marriages and the marriage law until the legal reforms instigated by Lord Brogham in the 1840s and 1850s.
		Lord John Campbell, The Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England: From the Earliest Times Till the Reign of King George IV (London: John Murray, 1849), p.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Aegean/7023/clandestine.html (4582 words)

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		The Lord Chancellor is president of the Supreme Court, a member (ex officio) of the Court of Appeal and he serves as well as president of the Chancery Division.
		The Lord Chancellor also sits as a member of the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords (the appellate court of last resort) and as member of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
		Thus the Lord Chancellor is one of the judges charged with the duty of sometimes determining whether a government policy (in which he may have participated) violates the Convention.
	www.bsos.umd.edu /gvpt/lpbr/subpages/reviews/woodhouse.htm (1106 words)

	Life of Lord Chancellor Porter - continued.
		On the departure of the King, he was constituted Lord Justice with the Lord Chancellor, and subsequent raised to the peerage as Baron Coningsby of Clanbrassil.
		Then followed his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, with an escort of Horse Guards, in his State coach and six, followed by the coaches and six of the nobility and members of the House of Common; the route from the Castle to Chichester House, where the Parliament sat, was lined with infantry.
		This conduct of the Lords Justices was exceedingly distasteful to the Lord Chancellor, who, jealous of the honour of England, and the true interests of the King, was desirous of supporting the Treaty of Limerick in its integrity.
	www.chapters.eiretek.org /books/chancellors/Chancellors29.htm (6552 words)

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		Secondly, the Lord Chancellor is an appointment of the Prime Minister and is a member of the Cabinet.
		The office of Lord Chancellor has a long history and was combined with the office of Keeper of the Great Seal during the reign of Elizabeth I. There are many ceremonial duties associated with the office including keeping the Great Seal.
		The Lord Chancellor wears ceremonial robes including a tri-corn hat, which is placed on the Woolsack when he presides over the House together with one of the Maces of his office.
	www.explore.parliament.uk /Parliament.aspx?id=10067&glossary=true (336 words)

	BBC News \| UK Politics \| Lord Chancellor's Department
		The lord chancellor is effectively the minister of justice in England and Wales.
		The lord chancellor is the head of the judiciary and has responsibility for the management of the courts and the appointment of judges and magistrates.
		The Lord Chancellor is accountable to Parliament for the operation of magistrates' courts, but local authorities are responsible for their administration.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk_politics/guide_to_the_uk_government/424840.stm (372 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Politics \| Peers bar lord chancellor removal
		The lord chancellor is the country's senior judge, a government minister and speaker of the House of Lords.
		He said the functions of the lord chancellor would be discharged equally well by a government minister.
		Former law lord Lord Lloyd said the prime minister should be free to appoint whoever he wanted to run the courts.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk_politics/3891567.stm (592 words)

	Independent, The (London): Parliament: Justice: Lord Chancellor backs televising of Appeal Court
		THE LORD Chancellor, Lord Irvine of Lairg, cleared the way yesterday for televising high-profile appeal court cases such as those involving the Siamese twins, Jodie and Mary, and the former Chilean dictator, General Augusto Pinochet.
		Lord Irvine said cameras could be in courts within the next five years if there was sufficient demand from programme makers.
		Lord Irvine also told MPs that "fundamental" proposals for a shake- up of court security were being considered after the recent attack on Ann Goddard, an Old Bailey judge.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20010124/ai_n9660694 (363 words)

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		In addition to the service and allegiance due his liege lord and people by custom and law, it shall be the duty of the Lord Chancellor to see to the administration of all matters of low justice within the realm in the regent’s name, bringing to the regent’s attention those cases as require such attention.
		Upon resignation, the Lord Chancellor’s successor shall be appointed by the crown under the advisement of the Chancellor Emeritus and the Council of Peers.
		As the position of Lord Chancellor is by appointment, the crown shall act as the full and only heir to all properties of the Lord Chancellor and forfeit to the crown upon resignation or death.
	www.wright.edu /~travis.doom/pub/BR/Edict-Judicar.doc (720 words)

	Lord Chancellor - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Lord Chancellor, head of the judiciary, holder of an office laid out in the British constitution, who performs a unique combination of roles.
		Historically, the role of the Lord Chancellor was unique in encompassing responsibilities across the three elements of the government.
		Appointed lord chancellor, Gardiner retained that post until his death.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Lord_Chancellor.html (123 words)

	Lord Chancellor at opensource encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		However, opposition in the House of Lords is strong to what is felt would be a major but pointless change to the constitution.
		The previous Lord Chancellor, Lord Irvine of Lairg refused to rule out sitting as a judge, and the radical proposals that came with his replacement are partly due to his refusal to take this simple step.
		On 12 June 2003 the Prime Minister appointed Lord Falconer of Thoroton as Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs and announced his intention to abolish the office of Lord Chancellor, to create a separate Supreme Court and a separate speaker of the House of Lords.
	www.wiki.tatet.com /Lord_Chancellor.html (1511 words)

	CNN.com - Former Lord Chancellor dies - October 14, 2001
		Lord Hailsham served as Lord Chancellor from 1970 to 1974, and again from 1979 to 1987.
		Under Thatcher he served a record 12 years in office as Lord Chancellor combining a respect for the traditions of law with a programme of extensive reform aimed at cutting costs and delays.
		The current Lord Chancellor, Lord Irvine of Lairg, said in a statement: "Throughout his long life, Lord Hailsham transcended politics and the law as no modern Lord Chancellor has done.
	edition.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/europe/10/14/uk.hailsham (309 words)

	FictionPress.Com Story : Dragondust (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Adrian Blacklight, Lord Chancellor of the kingdom of Droshera, hardly raised his eyes from the reports before him, despite the urgent tone of the servant’s voice.
		As the knocks on his door continued, the Lord Chancellor sighed, placed his quill in the inkstand and straightened his shoulders as he sat up on the heavy oaken chair.
		A distant cousin to the king, Lord Anheron Dragondance dwelled in the Southern regions, at the Dragonbone coast.
	www.fictionpress.com /read.php?storyid=1863604 (1812 words)

	Lord Chancellor Role Spared By House Of Lords
		It emerged last week in the United Kingdom that the House of Lords has delivered another defeat to the government's constitutional reforms, voting to maintain the status quo with regard to the post of Lord Chancellor.
		Having previously rejected a proposal that the role be abolished altogether, the upper house voted by 229 votes to 206 that the Lord Chancellor should be a member of the House of Lords, and by 215 votes to 175 that he should also be a lawyer.
		Earlier this year, the House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitutional Reform Bill failed to reach agreement on the amendments dealing with the proposed reform of the Lord Chancellor's role.
	www.companiesinc.com /cinewsletter/story.asp?storyname=18258 (254 words)

	History of Penn Law - Medallions and Inscriptions
		Born in Dover on December 1, 1690, Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke and Lord Chancellor of England, was the son of Philip Yorke, an attorney.
		In 1733 Yorke was appointed Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench, becoming Lord Hardwicke; in 1737 he succeeded Talbot as Lord Chancellor.
		He remained Lord Chancellor until the resignation of Newcastle as Prime Minister in 1756, retiring at that time.
	www.law.upenn.edu /about/history/medallions/hardwicke (296 words)

	Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs and Lord Chancellor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Rt Hon Lord Falconer of Thoroton QC
		Lord Falconer of Thoroton was appointed as Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs and Lord Chancellor in June 2003.
		Lord Falconer moved to the Home Office in May 2002 as Minister of State for Criminal Justice, Sentencing and Law Reform.
	www.number-10.gov.uk /output/Page3956.asp (202 words)

	Singer's Theater Workshop
		Meanwhile, the entire House of Lords is enamoured with Phyllis, especially the Lord Chancellor, her guardian.
		The House of Lords enter and appeal to teh Lord Chancellor to give her to whichever peer she chooses.
		They persuade Iolanthe to appeal to the Lord Chancellor on their behalf, and she does so, revealing that she is his wife.
	www.denison.edu /music/stw/shows/iolanthe.html (695 words)

	Britain to abolish Lord Chancellor post (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Blair’s proposals spell the end of the line for the venerable and influential role of Lord Chancellor which combines speaker of parliament’s House of Lords (upper house) with the duties of a chief justice and minister of justice.
		The post has been held by some of the most famous names in British history, among them St Thomas Becket, the archbishop of Canterbury who was killed in his own church on the orders of King Henry II in 1170.
		Derry Irvine, who stepped down as Lord Chancellor this week, was ridiculed when he likened himself, only half in jest, to the all-powerful Wolsey.
	nation.ittefaq.com /artman/exec/view.cgi/4/2465/printer (510 words)

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