UK Parliamentary Archives

Discussions on layout of Minute, how/whether to include items, moving to 'computerisation', inclusion of withdrawal of petitions/appeal entries, format and divergence of judicial and public business.

File on Anonymity, Minors - order under Children's and Young Persons Act 1933 to prohibit identification and Scottish equivalent, Interlocutory Orders covering: how cases involving minors should be...

File contains correspondence and working papers on the supply of opinions to law libraries, law firms and members at a cost and embargos, editing opinions, opinions to counsel (before judgement), l...

This file relates to the practice of the Royal Navy appointing representatives to advise the House of Lords in the form of nautical assessors. File contains; procedure for appointing nautical asses...

Correspondence and working files regarding practice directions issued by the House of Lords.

The Red Book is guidance published of the Form of Appeal and Directions as to Procedure applicable to Criminal Appeals. Each new addition replaces the previous. This file documents amendments made ...

The Blue Book is guidance published of the Form of Appeal and Directions as to Procedure applicable to Civil Appeals. Each new addition replaces the previous. This file documents amendments made wh...

File includes note confirming practice of prisoners attending appeals in criminal court and how House of Lords should adopt this procedure, correspondence regarding whether an appellant should atte...

File includes Court of Appeal judgment on confidentiality of legal correspondence with prisoners and how Judicial Office writes to a prisoner following judgment.

Single memoranda from Black Rod regarding discussions about admission of strangers to hear House of Lords judgments and whether press reporters should be admitted.

File contains list of recalls of Parliament since World War II, memorandum and report of the House regarding emergency recalls, Notices of recalls, copy of Hansard confirming recall on 1 February 1...

File contains blank forms which were used in House of Lords cases.

File contains note of dissenting opinions of Law Lords of assimilating Judicial Committee of the Privy Council into other tribunals, printed material regarding procedure of Judicial Committee, note...

File contains note from Judicial Clerk on a change of policy implemented in curbing universal remittance, correspondence and memoranda detailing cases of remit 1930-43, remit to special commissione...

File contains a chronology of recusals and questions of declaration of interests throughout the 1990's and early 2000s in the form of correspondence, reports, notes, and memoranda. There is also a ...