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UK’s top court gains first female president as progressive’s darling Hale to lead the Supreme Court

UK’s top court gains first female president as progressive’s darling Hale to lead the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has gained its first female head with Lady Hale today (21 July) confirmed as its new president alongside three new appointments to the UK’s top court.

The appointment, replacing the outgoing Lord Neuberger, will be welcomed by diversity campaigners and the profession’s liberal wing with the outspoken Hale often regarded as the court’s most progressive judge.

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