CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM ACT 2005http://www.uk-constitutional-reform-act-2005.co.uk/s-2FULL TITLE OF THE ACT- An Act to make provision for modifying the office of Lord Chancellor, and to make provision relating to the functions of that office; to establish a Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, and to abolish the appellate jurisdiction of the House of Lords; to make provision about the jurisdiction of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council and the judicial functions of the President of the Council; to make other provision about the judiciary, their appointment and discipline; and for connected purposes.

KEY BENEFITS: - create a new independent judicial appointments commission which will take responsibility for the selection of judges, tribunal members and magistrates in England and Wales; - establish a free-standing Supreme Court which will separate the highest appeal court from the second house of Parliament and remove the Lords of Appeal in Ordinary from the legislature; - reform the office of the Lord Chancellor and provide for the future handling of certain functions and powers which are currently exercised by that office. It will also end the right of the Lord President of the Council to sit judicially.http://www.uk-constitutional-reform-act-2005.co.uk/s-3continue...