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Encyclopedia: Houseb>-<bb>>ofb>bb>>-Lords

Theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords is not theb> only court <bb>>ofb>bb>> last resort in theb> United Kingdom; in some cases, that role is fulfilled by theb> Privy Council.
Theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords is an unelected body, consisting <bb>>ofb>bb>> two archbishops and 24 bishops <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> established Church <bb>>ofb>bb>> England ("Lords Spiritual") and 706 members <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Peerage ("Lords Temporal").
Theb> jurisdiction <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords extends, in civil and in criminal cases, to appeals from theb> courts <bb>>ofb>bb>> England and Wales, and <bb>>ofb>bb>> Northern Ireland.

http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/House_of_Lords



Thompson, 'Future Imperfect: Reform <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords', [2000] 4 Web JCLI

JUSTICE (2000) `Theb> <<bb>>bb>bb>>>Judicialb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <<bb>>bb>bb>>>Functionsb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords' Evidence to theb> Royal Commission on theb> Reform <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords at 0165.pdf in theb> CD-Rom which accompanies Wakeham 2000.
Bingham, Lord (2000) `Reform <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords: Future <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Appellate Committee' Evidence to theb> Royal Commission on theb> Reform <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords at 0022.pdf in theb> CD-Rom which accompanies Wakeham 2000.
Lord Slynn pointed out that theb> commission was not theb> body to consider whether there ought to be a new Supreme Court and gave some <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> relevant technical issues (Slynn 2000).

http://webjcli.ncl.ac.uk/2000/issue4/thompson4.html



UK Politics - Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords

In general, theb> <<bb>>bb>bb>>>functionsb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords are similar to those <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Commons in legislating, debating and questioning theb> executive.
Theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Commons can present a bill (except one to prolong theb> life <bb>>ofb>bb>> Parliament) for Royal Assent after one year and in a new session even if theb> Lords have not given their agreement.
Theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords is theb> second chamber <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> U.K. Houses <bb>>ofb>bb>> Parliament.

http://www.britain.tv/ukpolitics_houseoflords.shtml



Judicature Act 1873

Finally, when it became clear that theb> English legal profession was firmly opposed to theb> reform proposals, theb> Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 removed theb> provisions for theb> abolition <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> <<bb>>bb>bb>>>judicialb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <<bb>>bb>bb>>>functionsb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords, although it retained theb> provisions that established theb> High Court and theb> Court <bb>>ofb>bb>> Appeal.
Some have also expressed concerns that theb> <<bb>>bb>bb>>>judicialb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <<bb>>bb>bb>>>functionsb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords may violate theb> European Convention <bb>>ofb>bb>> Human Rights[?], since theb> Law Lords can participate in framing legislation, and as such may not be an "an independent and impartial tribunal" under article 6 <bb>>ofb>bb>> that Convention.
Theb> Lord Chancellor in theb> Disraeli government sought to remove theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords jurisdiction for Scottish and Irish appeals as well, which would have completely removed its <<bb>>bb>bb>>>judicialb>bb>>bb>bb>>> jurisdiction.

http://www.eurofreehost.com/ju/Judicature_Act_1873.html



Proposal for a wholly appointed Lords

I suggest that theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords be granted equality with theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Commons, except in theb> case <bb>>ofb>bb>> money bills.
Theb> number <bb>>ofb>bb>> seats in theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords would be equal to theb> number <bb>>ofb>bb>> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Commons constituencies (currently 659).
<bb>>Ofb>bb>> course, a breach <bb>>ofb>bb>> this convention in 1909 led to theb> eventual passage <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Parliament Act.

http://www.ukconstitution.net/politics/reforms/Lords_emsworth.html



K-Zone law -- Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords: who needs it?

When theb> reforming Bill was debated on theb> floor <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Commons in 1968, theb> objection was so fierce, and theb> number <bb>>ofb>bb>> amendments tabled so large, that it took eleven days to debate theb> first five clauses.
Theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords was abolished for a short time under theb> administration <bb>>ofb>bb>> Cromwell, but was eventually restored along with theb> monarchy.
Thus theb> Lords were compelled to accept theb> 1911 Parliament Act, which removed theb> power to veto a money Bill altogether, and reduced theb> power <bb>>ofb>bb>> veto in other matters to a power to delay for two years.

http://www.kevinboone.com/lords.html



Peerage

Life peers created under theb> Appellate Jurisdiction Act are known as "lords <bb>>ofb>bb>> Appeal in Ordinary." They perform theb> <<bb>>bb>bb>>>judicialb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <<bb>>bb>bb>>>functionsb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords and serve on theb> <<bb>>bb>bb>>>Judicialb>bb>>bb>bb>>> Committee <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Privy Council.
In particularly contentious or complicated matters, theb> case may be referred to theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords, who in turn refer it to theb> Lords Committee for Privileges.
Peers <bb>>ofb>bb>> Scotland and Ireland were not all members <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords; rather, they elected a limited number <bb>>ofb>bb>> representative peers from among their number (although all Scottish peers sat in theb> Houseb> between 1963 and 1999).

http://www.sciencedaily.com/encyclopedia/peerage



PlanetPapers - Should there be a Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords?

In theb> 1995-96 session, for example, 422 amendments to Government Bills were made in theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Commons compared to 1,133 amendments made in theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords.
Theb> less crowded timetable <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Houseb> allows such a procedure to have all theb> time it needs, as well as emphases on ensuring that theb> bill is well drafted and coherent.
Theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords plays an important part in revising legislation (58% <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> time in session is spend revising legislation) and keeping a check on Government by scrutinising its activities (38% <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> time in session is spent doing that).

http://www.planetpapers.com/Assets/3958.php



Law: <<bb>>bb>bb>>>Judicialb>bb>>bb>bb>>> Committee <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords

All members <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords who have served as senior judges, including former Lords <bb>>ofb>bb>> Appeal in Ordinary and former Lord Chancellors, are Lords <bb>>ofb>bb>> Appeal and can be called upon to help with <<bb>>bb>bb>>>judicialb>bb>>bb>bb>>> business until they reach theb> age <bb>>ofb>bb>> 75.
However, in common with every other court in theb> European Union they have theb> power to refer points <bb>>ofb>bb>> law to theb> European Court <bb>>ofb>bb>> Justice and as a result <bb>>ofb>bb>> such a case theb> Lords declared theb> Maritime Shipping Act 1990 unenforceable in part.
Generally a case must be <bb>>ofb>bb>> great importance, due to its severity, complexity, level <bb>>ofb>bb>> money involved, public interest or other factors, before theb> Lords will hear it.

http://hiv-aids.biz/Law/Judicial_Committee.shtml



THEb> HOUSEb> <bb>>OFb>bb>> LORDS

New Powers and <<bb>>bb>bb>>>Functionsb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> NSC: Concerning theb> powers to be given to theb> new or reformed second chamber, we also applaud its recommendations which endorse theb> tradition <bb>>ofb>bb>> a primarily consultative upper houseb> with limited direct legislative powers that leave theb> HOC with theb> primary legislative role in theb> constitution.
Theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Commons has traditionally been constituted as a nationally representative body with constituencies determined by territory and population in geographically delimited electoral districts, based on party nominations.
Theb> essential logic <bb>>ofb>bb>> this rule rests on theb> fact that because un(der)represented communities or minorities have no direct voice in theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Commons, that body should not have exclusive or ultimate jurisdiction in controversies involving these communities.

http://www2.hawaii.edu/~fredr/lords.htm



Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords: 3D View <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Web

HL Theb> upper houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Parliament in theb> United Kingdom, made up <bb>>ofb>bb>> members <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> nobility and high-ranking clergy.
Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords Judgments - Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords Judgments Judgments <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords delivered since 14 November 1996 published by theb> court itself.
See live article Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords Act 1999 Theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords Act 1999, an Act <bb>>ofb>bb>> Parliament passed by theb> British Parliament, was a major constitutional enactment as it completely reformed one <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> chambers <bb>>ofb>bb>> Parliament, theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords.

http://www.resolve3d.com/Arts/Music/Styles/Rock/HeavyMetal/HairMetal/BandsandArtists/HouseofLords



Theb> Ultimate Practice Statement - American History Information Guide and Reference

It does not affect theb> precedential value <bb>>ofb>bb>> cases in lower courts; all other courts that recognise theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords as theb> court <bb>>ofb>bb>> last resort are still bound by Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords decisions.
Theb> Practice Statement 1966 is authority for theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords to depart from their previous decisions.
— Lord Gardiner's statement in theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords, July 26, 1966.

http://www.historymania.com/american_history/Practice_Statement



Composition <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords

Some Lords are former Members <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Commons who have been elevated to theb> Lords in recognition <bb>>ofb>bb>> distinguished service in politics or because one <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> political parties wishes to have them in theb> Houseb>.
There was traditionally a large number <bb>>ofb>bb>> Conservative peers in theb> Lords but this is no longer theb> case since theb> majority <bb>>ofb>bb>> hereditary peers were excluded from membership <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Houseb> following theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords Act 1999.
Theb> composition <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords is different from that <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Commons.

http://www.parliament.uk/parliament/guide/locomp.htm



BBC NEWS Politics Tories hail lord chancellor vote

Peers will continue to debate theb> bill in theb> autumn and may defeat theb> government on its proposal to create a Supreme Court to take over theb> <<bb>>bb>bb>>>judicialb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <<bb>>bb>bb>>>functionsb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords.
Theb> bill had proposed his jobs be split between a cabinet minister for theb> constitution, a more powerful lord chief justice and speaker in theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords.
Theb> lord chancellor is theb> country's senior judge, a government minister and speaker <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3892175.stm



List <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords <bb>>ofb>bb>> Appeal in Ordinary - Wikipedia, theb> free encyclopedia

See also: <<bb>>bb>bb>>>Judicialb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <<bb>>bb>bb>>>functionsb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords
Theb> Lord Bingham <bb>>ofb>bb>> Cornhill, KG, PC (Senior Lord <bb>>ofb>bb>> Appeal in Ordinary)
Theb> Lord Nicholls <bb>>ofb>bb>> Birkenhead, PC (Second Senior Lord <bb>>ofb>bb>> Appeal in Ordinary)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Lords_of_Appeal_in_Ordinary



Two letters to theb> Times

Justice would be served by unscrambling theb> <<bb>>bb>bb>>>judicialb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <<bb>>bb>bb>>>functionsb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords from its legislative <<bb>>bb>bb>>>functionsb>bb>>bb>bb>>> and setting up instead a supreme court headed by a judge who is manifestly and institutionally independent <bb>>ofb>bb>> government and legislature.
Theb> supremacy <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Commons can be safeguarded by theb> limits on theb> second chamber’s powers, not by a blatantly undemocratic system <bb>>ofb>bb>> appointing its members.
Two <bb>>ofb>bb>> my letters, published by Theb> Times in 1999 and 2002, appealing for second thoughts on just three <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> government's proposals for reform <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords:

http://www.barder.com/brian/1pointofview/lordslttrs.htm



Middlesex Guildhall - Wikipedia, theb> free encyclopedia

It is designated to be theb> building for theb> future Supreme Court <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> United Kingdom as created by theb> Constitutional Reform Act 2005, which will be made up <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Law Lords, who currently carry out theb> <<bb>>bb>bb>>>judicialb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <<bb>>bb>bb>>>functionsb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords.
Theb> bulk <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> current building was built between 1906 and 1913, designed by J S Gibson, in what Pevsner termed an art nouveau gothic theme, and decorated with Mediæval-looking gargoyles and other architectural sculptures, some by Henry Charles Fehr.
Theb> building is to be renovated according to plans by Lord Foster <bb>>ofb>bb>> Thames Bank.

http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middlesex_Guildhall



Haughton v. Smith - Wikipedia, theb> free encyclopedia

Lord Dilhorne's statement about theb> impossibility <bb>>ofb>bb>> crimes is often quoted at 19 (citing to All E.R..):
A man taking his own umbrella from a club, thinking it theb> property <bb>>ofb>bb>> someone else, does not steal.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haughton_v._Smith



World Directory <bb>>ofb>bb>> National Parliamentary Libraries - United Kingdom <bb>>ofb>bb>> Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Any other information: Theb> Library provides research, information and bibliographic services in support <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> parliamentary and <<bb>>bb>bb>>>judicialb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <<bb>>bb>bb>>>functionsb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords
Record <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> business transacted by theb> Houseb>.
- In 1909 theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords itself took responsibility for theb> publication <bb>>ofb>bb>> its debates through Her Majesty's Stationery Office.

http://www.bundestag.de/bic/bibliothek/library/kingd1.html



Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords - Wikipedia, theb> free encyclopedia

Theb> Constitutional Reform Act 2005 transfered theb> <<bb>>bb>bb>>>judicialb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <<bb>>bb>bb>>>functionsb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Lords to a new Supreme Court <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> United Kingdom.
Theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords was not theb> only court <bb>>ofb>bb>> last resort in theb> United Kingdom; in some cases, that role was fulfilled by theb> Privy Council.
Theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords is an unelected body, consisting <bb>>ofb>bb>> two archbishops and 26 bishops <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> established Church <bb>>ofb>bb>> England ("Lords Spiritual") and 706 members <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Peerage ("Lords Temporal").

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Lords (7108 words)



Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords White Paper.

11. Theb> <<bb>>bb>bb>>>functionsb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> present Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords have legislative, deliberative, interrogative and <<bb>>bb>bb>>>judicialb>bb>>bb>bb>>> elements.
They are full members <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Houseb>, even when not sitting in a <<bb>>bb>bb>>>judicialb>bb>>bb>bb>>> capacity, although by convention they do not become involved in politically contentious issues.
Theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords has always attached importance to its ability to provide general advice and to initiate a general debate on important issues <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> day, in an atmosphere less pressurised than theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Commons by party political issues.

http://www.centreforcitizenship.org/wp7.html (2700 words)



Judicature Act 1873 Definition / Judicature Act 1873 Research

Finally, when it became clear that theb> English legal profession was firmly opposed to theb> reform proposals, theb> Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 removed theb> provisions for theb> abolition <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> <<bb>>bb>bb>>>judicialb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <<bb>>bb>bb>>>functionsb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords, although it retained theb> provisions that established theb> High Court and theb> Court <bb>>ofb>bb>> Appeal.
It reorganized theb> English court system to establish theb> High Court and theb> Court <bb>>ofb>bb>> Appeal.
However, theb> Lord Chancellor could not muster theb> necessary support in theb> Parliament for theb> bill in 1874 nor when he reintroduced it in 1875.

http://www.elresearch.com/Judicature_Act_1873 (2700 words)



THEb> HOUSEb> <bb>>OFb>bb>> LORDS

Theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords now contains Law Lords who carry out <<bb>>bb>bb>>>judicialb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <<bb>>bb>bb>>>functionsb>bb>>bb>bb>>> through committees on which they are theb> members.
Theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Commons has traditionally been constituted as a nationally representative body with constituencies determined by territory and population in geographically delimited electoral districts, based on party nominations.
Theb> essential logic <bb>>ofb>bb>> this rule rests on theb> fact that because un(der)represented communities or minorities have no direct voice in theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Commons, that body should not have exclusive or ultimate jurisdiction in controversies involving these communities.

http://www2.hawaii.edu/~fredr/lords.htm (13613 words)



Encyclopedia: Lord Chancellor

Theb> Bill sought to abolish theb> office <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lord Chancellor, and to transfer his <<bb>>bb>bb>>>functionsb>bb>>bb>bb>>> to other officials: legislative <<bb>>bb>bb>>>functionsb>bb>>bb>bb>>> to a Speaker <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords, executive <<bb>>bb>bb>>>functionsb>bb>>bb>bb>>> to theb> Secretary <bb>>ofb>bb>> State for Constitutional Affairs and <<bb>>bb>bb>>>judicialb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <<bb>>bb>bb>>>functionsb>bb>>bb>bb>>> to theb> Lord Chief Justice.
Theb> Bill also made other constitutional reforms, such as transferring theb> <<bb>>bb>bb>>>judicialb>bb>>bb>bb>>> duties <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords to a Supreme Court.
Nonetheless, ministerial threats to pass theb> Bill without theb> consent <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords (as permitted under theb> Parliament Act 1911 and Parliament Act 1949) have been made.

http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Lord-Chancellor (13613 words)



Life peerage

In 1856, it was determined necessary to add a peer learned in law to theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords (which exercised and continues to exercise certain <<bb>>bb>bb>>>judicialb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <<bb>>bb>bb>>>functionsb>bb>>bb>bb>>>), without allowing theb> peer's heirs to sit in theb> Houseb> and swell its numbers.
Theb> Appellate Jurisdiction Act originally provided for theb> appointment <bb>>ofb>bb>> two Lords <bb>>ofb>bb>> Appeal in Ordinary, who would continue to serve while holding <<bb>>bb>bb>>>judicialb>bb>>bb>bb>>> office, though in 1887, they were permitted to continue to sit in theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords for life, under theb> style and dignity <bb>>ofb>bb>> baron.
Sir James Parke, a baron (judge) <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Exchequer, was created Baron Wensleydale for life, but theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords concluded that theb> peerage did not entitle him to sit in theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords.

http://alloffinance.com/Life_peerage.html (2890 words)



life peer 1

In 1856, it was determined necessary to add a peer learned in law to theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords (which exercised and continues to exercise certain <<bb>>bb>bb>>>judicialb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <<bb>>bb>bb>>>functionsb>bb>>bb>bb>>>), without allowing theb> peer's heirs to sit in theb> Houseb> and swell its numbers.
Theb> Appellate Jurisdiction Act originally provided for theb> appointment <bb>>ofb>bb>> two Lords <bb>>ofb>bb>> Appeal in Ordinary, who would continue to serve while holding <<bb>>bb>bb>>>judicialb>bb>>bb>bb>>> office, though in 1887, they were permitted to continue to sit in theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords for life, under theb> style and dignity <bb>>ofb>bb>> baron.
To be appointed a Lord <bb>>ofb>bb>> Appeal in Ordinary under theb> Appellate Jurisdiction Act, an individual must have been a practising barrister for a period <bb>>ofb>bb>> fifteen years or must have held a high <<bb>>bb>bb>>>judicialb>bb>>bb>bb>>> office—Lord Chancellor, or judge <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Court <bb>>ofb>bb>> Appeal, High Court or Court <bb>>ofb>bb>> Session—for a period <bb>>ofb>bb>> two years.

http://www.yourencyclopedia.net/life_peer_1.html (2100 words)



Life peer

In 1856, it was determined necessary to add a peer learned in law to theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords (which exercised and continues to exercise certain <<bb>>bb>bb>>>judicialb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <<bb>>bb>bb>>>functionsb>bb>>bb>bb>>>), without allowing theb> peer's heirs to sit in theb> Houseb> and swell its numbers.
Theb> Appellate Jurisdiction Act originally provided for theb> appointment <bb>>ofb>bb>> two Lords <bb>>ofb>bb>> Appeal in Ordinary, who would continue to serve while holding <<bb>>bb>bb>>>judicialb>bb>>bb>bb>>> office, though in 1887, they were permitted to continue to sit in theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords for life, under theb> style and dignity <bb>>ofb>bb>> baron.
To be appointed a Lord <bb>>ofb>bb>> Appeal in Ordinary under theb> Appellate Jurisdiction Act, an individual must have been a practising barrister for a period <bb>>ofb>bb>> fifteen years or must have held a high <<bb>>bb>bb>>>judicialb>bb>>bb>bb>>> office—Lord Chancellor, or judge <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Court <bb>>ofb>bb>> Appeal, High Court or Court <bb>>ofb>bb>> Session—for a period <bb>>ofb>bb>> two years.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/encyclopedia/life_peer_1 (2105 words)



Lord Chancellor

Recent media reports suggest that while theb> Lords may consent to some reforms, including theb> Government's plans to create a supreme court to assume theb> <<bb>>bb>bb>>>judicialb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <<bb>>bb>bb>>>functionsb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords, it is unlikely to assent to theb> outright abolition <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Lord Chancellorship.
Theb> Lord Chancellor has theb> responsibility <bb>>ofb>bb>> presiding over theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords from theb> Woolsack and keeping theb> Great Seal, and is theb> highest <<bb>>bb>bb>>>judicialb>bb>>bb>bb>>> officer in theb> United Kingdom.
Lord Falconer duly appeared in theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords theb> next working day in full-bottomed wig and breeches to preside as Lord Chancellor, as he is required to do by theb> Standing Orders <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Houseb> every day theb> Houseb> is sitting unless he has obtained a leave <bb>>ofb>bb>> absence.

http://www.brainyencyclopedia.com/encyclopedia/l/lo/lord_chancellor.html (2105 words)



Lord Chancellor

Recent media reports suggest that while theb> Lords may consent to some reforms, including theb> Government's plans to create a supreme court to assume theb> <<bb>>bb>bb>>>judicialb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <<bb>>bb>bb>>>functionsb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords, it is unlikely to assent to theb> outright abolition <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Lord Chancellorship.
Theb> Lord Chancellor has theb> responsibility <bb>>ofb>bb>> presiding over theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords from theb> Woolsack and keeping theb> Great Seal, and is theb> highest <<bb>>bb>bb>>>judicialb>bb>>bb>bb>>> officer in theb> United Kingdom.
Lord Falconer duly appeared in theb> Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Lords theb> next working day in full-bottomed wig and breeches to preside as Lord Chancellor, as he is required to do by theb> Standing Orders <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Houseb> every day theb> Houseb> is sitting unless he has obtained a leave <bb>>ofb>bb>> absence.

http://www.brainyencyclopedia.com/encyclopedia/l/lo/lord_chancellor.html (2105 words)



Constitutional Reform Act 2005

(10) Theb> Lord Chief Justice <bb>>ofb>bb>> England and Wales may nominate a <<bb>>bb>bb>>>judicialb>bb>>bb>bb>>> office holder (as defined in section 109(4) <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Constitutional Reform Act 2005) to exercise his <<bb>>bb>bb>>>functionsb>bb>>bb>bb>>> under this section.
(19) Theb> Lord Chief Justice <bb>>ofb>bb>> England and Wales may nominate a <<bb>>bb>bb>>>judicialb>bb>>bb>bb>>> office holder (as defined in section 109(4) <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Constitutional Reform Act 2005) to exercise his <<bb>>bb>bb>>>functionsb>bb>>bb>bb>>> under this section, except his <<bb>>bb>bb>>>functionsb>bb>>bb>bb>>> under subsection (11A).
(12) Theb> Lord President <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Court <bb>>ofb>bb>> Session may nominate a judge <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Court <bb>>ofb>bb>> Session who is a member <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> First or Second Division <bb>>ofb>bb>> theb> Inner Houseb> <bb>>ofb>bb>> that Court to exercise his <<bb>>bb>bb>>>functionsb>bb>>bb>bb>>> under subsection (2A)(<bb>>bb>bb>>).

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2005/50004--r.htm (10646 words)

Topic: Judicial functions <b>of</b> the House <b>of<

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