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.

All labels observed (8)

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Statements (47)

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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (50)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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