UK Parliamentary Archives

Memorandum on the law of salvage as applicable to claims by government ships in foreign countries.

Precedent file regarding; respondent heard in person, additional respondents and respondent to amend a case stated. This means the respondent was not represented by counsel. Also contains informati...

Note by the Principal Clerk on Judicial Office practice in accepting separate cases where two Petitions of Appeal are presented against a single Order of the Court below.

Papers regarding the variation of sentence in the R v Maginnis case.

Notes regarding the change of role for the Judicial Office following the devolution of budget-holding responsibility to Heads of Offices and the decision to relocate the Accountant's Office. The Ju...

Correspondence regarding the jurisdiction of the Court where a devolution issue arises in an intermediate court in Scotland. Draft of changes in procedure and appendix as a result.

Precedent file containing 'Note for the Record on "Contempt Proceedings" for the Spycatcher Appeal', a statement by J.A.Vallance White on his actions during the Appellate Committee's handling of th...

Precedent file containing correspondence from the Judicial Office to legal firms regarding the application of 'Rights of Audience' when addressing the Appellate Committee as lawyers and barristers.

Memorandum regarding impact of standing order on Appellate/Appeals committee and notes regarding how the Appeal committee should be minuted/journalled.

Correspondence regarding the decision to approve a new Standing Order establishing Appellate and Appeals committees and the minute entry at the beginning of each new session to "activate" the stand...

Information and correspondence regarding precedence in judicial sittings i.e. A change in the rule whereby the chair is taken by the senior Lord of Appeal, seniority being determined by date of app...

Mixed file concerning standing orders and judicial procedure. Includes examples of standing orders governing judicial procedure and internal discussions regarding whether amendments to Judicial Sta...

Correspondence and agreement regarding the Law Commission's Proposal to repeal section 2 of the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1887.

Statistics of number of appeals from 1895 - 1930 including lists of cases from Scottish law that were brought for Appeal and some returns from Ireland that stop in 1920.