Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, currently Master of the Rolls, has, this morning, been named as the next President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.

Lord Neuberger will succeed Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, who steps down from the role as the most senior judge in the United Kingdom on 30 September 2012. The new President will be sworn in at a special ceremony at the Court on 1 October 2012.