The ruling by the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, Lord Woolf, stresses that the release of James Bulger's killers would not "end their punishment". He said of Robert Thompson and Jon Venables ...

The decision was delivered by the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Woolf, at the High Court on Thursday morning, who said the boys' tariff was over with immediate effect. James' father Ralph said he would try ...

Concerns about the speed at which ministers announced major changes to Britain's legal landscape have been voiced by the Lord Chief Justice. Lord Woolf, the most senior judge in England and Wales ...

He will replace the current Lord Chief Justice, Lord Woolf, who is due to step down in September. Nicholas Addison Phillips, 67, was chairman of the inquiry into BSE. He is said to be popular among ...

Although Ms Dobbs is the first person from a "visible" minority ethnic community to join the High Court, the present Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, Lord Woolf, is among a number of top ...