One of Britain's most senior judges delivered a scathing attack yesterday on the 'ceaseless torrent' of new laws.
Lord Phillips, who is to head the new Supreme Court, said that too much legislation had done nothing to cut crime while laying heavy burdens on judges and the courts.
He singled out new sexual offences as particularly pointless. Some, he said, have 'yet to see the face of an indictment'.
Laws that rely on 'hearsay and bad character' have also clogged the courts with appeals, he said.
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