Kerr takes NI judiciary job

Brian Kerr is preparing to take on the mantle of Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland in the morning.

His appointment is a knock-on effect of the decision by Lord Hutton to retire as a law lord today. The completion of his eagerly awaited report into the death of British Ministry of Defence weapons expert Dr David Kelly – due to be published by the end of the month – will be his last official legal duty.