The Lord Chancellor lost most of his roles, this change has been for the better because, most of his roles clashed before the Judiciary was separated. A better choice – a non-political judge was put in charge. This allows for a more focus on roles and lack of influence
There have been a lot of effects that have occurred as a result off the recent constitutional reforms, one of them being that the judiciary was made more independent to allow it to feel more confident about using its powers and the judiciary had to. They have also been made more legitimate to allow and encourage them to declare government policies for example, that breach the human rights act.
Freedom from torture and Freedom of religion
Public law disputes – a decision or action that has been taken is ‘beyond the powers’ of the person or body responsible for it.
A citizen takes our government or any public body to the European Court of Human Rights if he or she feels that they have not acted in accord with the Act
Michael Heseltine was declared to have acted ultra vires in 1992 when he announced a major pit closure programme. The programme had to be halted pending proper consultation, although in the end it went wrong.
Judicial independence is maintained in the UK today because Judges are given immunity from prosecution for any acts they carry out in performance of their judicial function. They also benefit from immunity from being sued for defamation for the things they say about parties or witnesses in the course of hearing cases.
The judiciary and government conflict because of the increasing liberalism of the judges, causing them to place emphasis on civil liberties and human rights and challenge the government when it has been seen to threaten them.