Judicial Committee of the House of Lords

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The Judicial Committee of the House of Lords was the United Kingdom’s highest appellate court for civil cases (and most criminal cases in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland) until its functions were transferred to the Supreme Court in 2009.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court
former supreme court of the United Kingdom
alsoKnownAs Appellate Committee of the House of Lords
appealFrom lower courts in the United Kingdom
appealsHeardInPanelsOf typically five Law Lords
branchOfGovernment judicial branch
buildingUsedAfterAbolition Middlesex Guildhall (by its successor court)
linked to: Middlesex Guildhall
composition Lords of Appeal in Ordinary
country United Kingdom
decidedAppealsFrom Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland
Court of Session
High Court of Justiciary (in certain cases)
decidedAppealsFrom Court of Appeal of England and Wales
High Court of Justice of England and Wales
decidedOn points of law of general public importance
decisionForm reasoned written opinions
dissolvedIn 2009
endTime 2009
finalJudgmentDate 30 July 2009
functionTransferredTo Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
governingStatute Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876
Constitutional Reform Act 2005
hearingType final appeals
highestCourtFor civil cases in the United Kingdom
most criminal cases in England and Wales
most criminal cases in Northern Ireland
historicalRole final court of appeal for the United Kingdom before 2009
jurisdiction England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
United Kingdom
Wales
language English
legalSystem common law
legalTradition stare decisis
locatedIn London
linked to: London, England
location Palace of Westminster
memberOf United Kingdom judiciary
partOf House of Lords
Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
predecessor House of Lords in its full judicial capacity
replacedBy Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
separationOfPowersReform creation of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
successor Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
typeOfAppealsHeard civil appeals
criminal appeals
usedTitle Law Lords for its judicial members

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Constitutional Reform Act 2005 transferredAppellateJurisdictionFrom Appellate Committee of the House of Lords
linked to: Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
Lord Slynn of Hadley memberOf Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
Lord Rodger of Earlsferry memberOf Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
Lord Scott of Foscote memberOf Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead memberOf Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
Council of Civil Service Unions v Minister for the Civil Service court Appellate Committee of the House of Lords
linked to: Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
Lord High Steward trialVenue House of Lords sitting as a court
linked to: Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
Lord Justice of Appeal historicalPredecessor Lords of Appeal in Ordinary
linked to: Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom replaced Appellate Committee of the House of Lords
subject linked to: UKSC
linked to: Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom hasPredecessor Appellate Committee of the House of Lords
subject linked to: UKSC
linked to: Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
Hunting Act 2004 wasUpheldBy House of Lords (Judicial Committee)
linked to: Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
Lord Carswell memberOf Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
Appellate Committee room usedBy Lords of Appeal in Ordinary
linked to: Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
Appellate Committee room partOf House of Lords judicial functions
linked to: Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
Appellate Committee room associatedWith Appellate Committee of the House of Lords
linked to: Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
Appellate Committee room associatedWith Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
Senior Law Lord partOf Appellate Committee of the House of Lords
linked to: Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
Lord Millett memberOf Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
Johann Christiaan Steyn memberOf Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
law lord partOf Appellate Committee of the House of Lords
linked to: Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
Baron Steyn memberOf Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
Baron Steyn partOf Appellate Committee of the House of Lords
linked to: Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
Judicial Committee of the House of Lords alsoKnownAs Appellate Committee of the House of Lords
linked to: Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
Judicial Committee of the House of Lords composition Lords of Appeal in Ordinary
linked to: Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
Judicial Committee of the House of Lords predecessor House of Lords in its full judicial capacity
linked to: Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
Bancoult v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (No 2) court Appellate Committee of the House of Lords
linked to: Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
Thomas Henry Bingham memberOf Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
Thomas Bingham, Baron Bingham of Cornhill partOf Appellate Committee of the House of Lords
subject linked to: Thomas
linked to: Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal historicallyIncluded Lords of Appeal in Ordinary
linked to: Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
Harry Kenneth Woolf memberOf Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
Mark Oliver Saville memberOf Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
Richard Rashleigh Folliott Scott memberOf Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
Baron Scott of Foscote memberOf Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
Baron Scott of Foscote partOf Appellate Committee of the House of Lords
linked to: Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
GCHQ case court Appellate Committee of the House of Lords
linked to: Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
Lord Brightman memberOf Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
Lord Keith of Kinkel memberOf Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
Lord Fraser of Tullybelton memberOf Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
Donald James Nicholls memberOf Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
Donald Nicholls, Baron Nicholls of Birkenhead memberOf Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
subject linked to: Donald
Donald Nicholls, Baron Nicholls of Birkenhead partOf Appellate Committee of the House of Lords
subject linked to: Donald
linked to: Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
Campbell v Mirror Group Newspapers Ltd panel Appellate Committee of the House of Lords
linked to: Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
Lord Browne-Wilkinson memberOf Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
Lord Lloyd of Berwick memberOf Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
UKHL refersTo Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
UKHL associatedWith Appellate Committee of the House of Lords
linked to: Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
UK SC predecessor Appellate Committee of the House of Lords
linked to: Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
Supreme Court of Judicature highestAppealBodyIncluded Appellate Committee of the House of Lords
linked to: Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
Baron Carswell memberOf Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
Mar Peerage Case relatedTo House of Lords appellate jurisdiction
linked to: Judicial Committee of the House of Lords