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2 ottobre 2006
NUOVO ANNO GIUDIZIARIO IN INGHILTERRA E GALLES: MASTELLA A LONDRA
Alle ore 11:30, presso l'Abbazia di Westminster, l'inizio della tradizionale
funzione religiosa anglosassone per celebrare l'apertura solenne dell'anno
giudiziario in Inghilterra e Galles.
www.judiciary.gov.uk/keyfacts/legal_year/index.htm
The legal year traditionally begins in October and courts sit for four terms
during the year.
The start of the legal year is marked by a procession of judges arriving at
Westminster Abbey from Temple Bar for a religious service and the 'Breakfast'
reception in Westminster Hall which follows.
The ceremonies now are more or less as they have always been but, instead of
the two mile walk from Temple Bar to Westminster Abbey, the judges now travel
by car.
The 45-minute service, which starts at 11:30am, is conducted by the Dean of
Westminster. It includes prayers, hymns, psalms and anthems; the Lord
Chancellor reads a lesson.
Around 700 people are invited to attend the service and breakfast. These
include judges, senior judicial officers, the Law Officers, Queen's Counsel
(QC), Government ministers, lawyers, members of the European Court and other
overseas judges and lawyers. Judges and QCs wear ceremonial dress.