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Old 03-11-2016, 06:45 PM #11
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The man who had the final say is Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd.

As head of the judiciary and President of the Courts, he is the most senior judge in the UK. That honour was previously held by the Lord Chancellor, who is usually an MP or peer, but the legal powers of that role were mostly removed by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005.

But this is the top guy... the big cheese.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...-a7395026.html
Except the appeal is happening. The legal action was taken in the High Court, the appeal will happen in the Supreme Court.
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