UK Parliamentary Archives

File containing correspondence, newspaper clippings and Hansard entries regarding the amendment to the Bill of Rights under the Defamation Bill 1996. The amendment would allow members to waive parl...

Instructions on how the Law Lords should dress and the adjournment of the Judicial Committee in the wake of the death of a monarch or member of the Royal Family.

Precedent cases regarding the expedition of appeals and procedural notes.

Discussion regarding the cessation of printed judgements once they became available on the internet, correspondence with other countries regarding their process.

File concerning Human Rights rules, correspondence with Commission on Human rights regarding procedure and the Demicoli case (brought into doubt the right of the House to punish people for contempt).

File regarding the publication of the House of Lords judgements and other legal documents online. It also includes a published report from the New Zealand Department of Courts on the use of interne...

File regarding the Human Rights Bill: Clause 9 - Crown Liability for Acts of Court. This Bill was introduced in response to the European Convention on Human Rights.

Procedure files for processing inadmissible applications for permission to appeal.

Correspondence regarding cases brought to the House of Lords under the Human Rights Act of 1998. Included is correspondence with external bodies such as the treasury and the home office.

Precedent file regarding the use of Hansard entries in court.