https://legal.excellentwiki.com/uk/courts-and-judiciary/ Recent content in Courts and Judiciary on ExcellentWiki - Legal Encyclopedia Hugo en-US Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://legal.excellentwiki.com/uk/courts-and-judiciary/uk-court-system/ Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://legal.excellentwiki.com/uk/courts-and-judiciary/uk-court-system/ <h2 id="the-unified-court-structure-and-the-constitutional-reform-act-2005">The Unified Court Structure and the Constitutional Reform Act 2005</h2> <p>The court system of England and Wales operates as a unified structure following the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, which fundamentally restructured the judicial architecture of the United Kingdom. The Act created the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, replacing the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords, and reformed the office of Lord Chancellor, transferring the Lord Chancellor&rsquo;s judicial functions to the Lord Chief Justice. It also established the Judicial Appointments Commission, creating a transparent, merit-based appointment process independent of executive control.</p>