UK Parliamentary Archives

List of petition titles and correspondence regarding the correct titling of petitions when the Crown/Attorney General is a party.

Notice regarding the procedure in the administration of an estate of a deceased person. Judge may direct that the persons interested shall be served with notice and from then be bound by the procee...

Memo on the status of children under the age of 21 under Scottish law.

File was collated by the office to provide guidance and document precedent concerning Northern Ireland. Includes; Reference under Section 48A of the Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland) Act 1968, No....

Correspondence regarding Law Lords taking the Oath either in the House of Lords Chamber or during a judicial sitting. Includes correspondence about the Duke of Kent taking his oath during a judicia...

File contains one summary of the original case and how it was then brought to appeal by the Court of Appeal in Ireland because they were testing legality of the Secretary of State imposing regulati...

Correspondence with Law Lords and Lord Chamberlain over repealing sections of 1881 and 1925 Acts related to matrimonial causes.

Discussions about the use of London Agents for those respondents/appellants who are outside London, when their case is in front of the House of Lords.

Procedure file which includes discussions on how to apply this particular order during court sessions.

Precedent file regarding the pronuniciation of Multlepoinding.

File contains correspondence and arrangements within the Judicial Office for the employment of secretarial assistance. Includes blank timesheets, comments by the Clerk of Parliaments, and a forecas...

Precedent file to document internal discussions regarding an incident when between the judgement hearing and the sentencing, a member of the panel had passed. This sparked discussions around the eq...

Correspondence regarding transcripts of judgments and applications for leave to appeal to Court of Appeal.

Procedure file concerning costs.

Correspondence regarding turning judgments of House of Lords into orders.

Precedent file relating to an appeal case between Lonrho and the Al Fayed brothers. The issue of contempt was brought up and this file is a scoping document to understand the existing precedent.

Procedural file concerning costs and submissions of judgement.

Procedure file concerning costs.

Correspondence about a potential member for the Consolidation bills committee.

Precedent cases regarding conditional leave to appeal

Precedent file regarding Donald Campbell v Pollack: Preliminary Point which was lodged on costs alone.

Correspondence regarding practice direction for civil petition.

Advice given by Judicial Office for cases in Greece and Ireland.

Correspondence regarding setting up a joint working party on civil courts and topics for consideration.

Contains practice directions in the case of contempt of court.

Precedent file regarding consolidated/conjoined cases.

Precedent file concerning the practice of Appendixes in Appeal Cases.

File contains details of a research project looking into the judicial records of the House of Lords over fifteen years, which resulted in a book. Covers access of records and closure periods.

Includes a petition seeking leave to appeal to House of Lords, correspondence regarding change of practice, discussions about issuing certificates for cases of public importance and if appeals coul...

Precedent file concerning Arbitrators