London: It has been reported that the UK Government is planning to overhaul the Supreme Court, which was established by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 and began its work in 2009. As the highest court in the land, it took over from the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords, which until then had been the court of final appeal hearing the majority of civil and criminal cases in the UK. The latest reforms are reportedly being proposed because of a perception by some politicians that the idea behind the creation of the Court in its current form was misconceived. They argue that the Supreme Court has politicised itself by extending its jurisdiction to cover politically sensitive matters, and that it should not have been given the powers it currently has to deal with and rule on such cases.
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