Lord Fraser of Tullybelton
E731245
Law Lord
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
Privy Counsellor
Scottish judge
human
life peer
member of the House of Lords
Lord Fraser of Tullybelton was a Scottish judge and Law Lord who served as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary in the House of Lords and played a key role in shaping modern UK administrative and constitutional law.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lord Fraser of Tullybelton canonical | 3 |
| Baron Fraser of Tullybelton | 2 |
| Alexander John Fraser, Baron Fraser of Tullybelton | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8371517 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lord Fraser of Tullybelton Context triple: [Council of Civil Service Unions v Minister for the Civil Service, leadingJudge, Lord Fraser of Tullybelton]
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A.
Lord Murray of Tullibardine
Lord Murray of Tullibardine is a courtesy title in the Scottish peerage historically associated with the Murray family, Dukes of Atholl.
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B.
Lord Burnett of Maldon
Lord Burnett of Maldon is a senior British judge who serves as the head of the judiciary and president of the courts of England and Wales.
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C.
Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead
Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead is a prominent British jurist who served as a Law Lord in the House of Lords and later as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
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D.
Lord Irvine of Lairg
Lord Irvine of Lairg is a British Labour politician and barrister who served as Lord Chancellor under Prime Minister Tony Blair and played a key role in major constitutional reforms in the late 1990s.
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E.
Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise
Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise is a British businessman and Conservative life peer best known for his leadership role at the retail company Next plc.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lord Fraser of Tullybelton Target entity description: Lord Fraser of Tullybelton was a Scottish judge and Law Lord who served as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary in the House of Lords and played a key role in shaping modern UK administrative and constitutional law.
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A.
Lord Murray of Tullibardine
Lord Murray of Tullibardine is a courtesy title in the Scottish peerage historically associated with the Murray family, Dukes of Atholl.
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B.
Lord Burnett of Maldon
Lord Burnett of Maldon is a senior British judge who serves as the head of the judiciary and president of the courts of England and Wales.
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C.
Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead
Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead is a prominent British jurist who served as a Law Lord in the House of Lords and later as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
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D.
Lord Irvine of Lairg
Lord Irvine of Lairg is a British Labour politician and barrister who served as Lord Chancellor under Prime Minister Tony Blair and played a key role in major constitutional reforms in the late 1990s.
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E.
Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise
Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise is a British businessman and Conservative life peer best known for his leadership role at the retail company Next plc.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Law Lord
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Lord of Appeal in Ordinary ⓘ Privy Counsellor ⓘ Scottish judge ⓘ human ⓘ life peer ⓘ member of the House of Lords ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Scotland
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United Kingdom ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ⓘ
linked to:
United Kingdom
|
| educatedAt |
Edinburgh Academy
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Magdalen College, Oxford ⓘ University of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| familyName | Fraser ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Scots law
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administrative law ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ public law ⓘ |
| fullName |
Alexander John Fraser, Baron Fraser of Tullybelton
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linked to:
Lord Fraser of Tullybelton
|
| givenName | Alexander ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Scotland
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influence on modern UK administrative law
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influence on modern UK constitutional law ⓘ |
| memberOf |
House of Lords
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Judicial Committee of the House of Lords ⓘ Privy Council of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to:
Privy Council
|
| nobleTitle |
Baron Fraser of Tullybelton
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linked to:
Lord Fraser of Tullybelton
|
| notableWork |
counsel in Burmah Oil Co Ltd v Lord Advocate
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judgment in Attorney-General v Jonathan Cape Ltd ⓘ judgment in British Steel Corporation v Granada Television Ltd ⓘ judgment in Council of Civil Service Unions v Minister for the Civil Service ⓘ |
| occupation |
advocate
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barrister ⓘ judge ⓘ law lord ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Dean of the Faculty of Advocates
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Lord Advocate ⓘ Lord Commissioner of Justiciary ⓘ Lord of Appeal in Ordinary ⓘ Lord of Session ⓘ
linked to:
Lord of Council and Session
Senator of the College of Justice ⓘ Solicitor General for Scotland ⓘ |
| title |
Baron Fraser of Tullybelton
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linked to:
Lord Fraser of Tullybelton
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lord Fraser of Tullybelton Description of subject: Lord Fraser of Tullybelton was a Scottish judge and Law Lord who served as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary in the House of Lords and played a key role in shaping modern UK administrative and constitutional law.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Council of Civil Service Unions v Minister for the Civil Service
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leadingJudge
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Lord Fraser of Tullybelton
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linked to: Lord Fraser of Tullybelton
linked to: Lord Fraser of Tullybelton
linked to: Lord Fraser of Tullybelton