The judge is compiling a report about the case to submit to the Lord chief justice, the most senior judge in England and Wales, who has the ear of cabinet ministers.

法官正在写本案报告并将递交给首席法官，这个法官是英格兰威尔士最高阶的法官，据说能和内阁部长说得上话。

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From 2005 until 2008, Lord Phillips was the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the head of the judiciary.

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The hearing will take place before the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales at the Royal Courts of Justice.

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The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales is currently considering his verdict on whether the sentences given were "unduly lenient".

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