UKHL

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UKHL refers to the United Kingdom House of Lords in its former capacity as the highest appellate court in the UK before the creation of the Supreme Court.

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UKHL canonical 1

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf law report series
legal citation abbreviation
appliesTo decisions of the House of Lords sitting as the highest appellate court
appliesToCourtType appellate court
associatedWith Appellate Committee of the House of Lords
Law Lords
linked to: law lord
ceasedUseReason transfer of appellate jurisdiction to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
citationJurisdiction England and Wales
Northern Ireland
Scotland
citationType neutral citation
country United Kingdom
courtLevel final court of appeal
formatExample [year] UKHL case-number
governingBody House of Lords
introducedBy Practice Direction on Citation of Authorities (2001)
jurisdiction United Kingdom
language English
legalSystem English law
Northern Ireland law
Scots law
notableChange introduced as part of the neutral citation system for UK courts
predecessor House of Lords as final court of appeal
refersTo Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
relatedTo House of Lords
UKSC
replaced AC law report citation for House of Lords decisions in official neutral citations
replacedBy UKSC
scope civil appeals
criminal appeals
standsFor United Kingdom House of Lords
linked to: House of Lords
successor Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
timePeriodEnd 2009
timePeriodStart 2001
usedBy judges
law students
lawyers
legal academics
usedFor neutral citation of House of Lords judgments
usedIn United Kingdom case law citations
common law legal systems

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EWCA distinguishedFrom UKHL