UK Parliamentary Archives

Manuscript volume listing the days on which the office may be closed, memoranda relating to the Judicial Department, process for printing papers, application for copies of Parliamentary Papers and ...

Manuscript volume with printed contents page inserted into the front.

File collated by the office to record precedent regarding Legal Aid Act 1974, S.13 orders - definition of 'separate proceedings' - the jurisdiction of the House to make S.13 orders in the respect o...

Correspondence and memoranda leading up to the Introduction of Legal Aid for proceedings in the House of Lords.

File collated by the office to document the Taxation Enquiry. Refers to the Hearing by the Appeal Committee of the Clerk of the Parliaments' Reference regarding Criminal Legal Aid Taxation.

File collated by the office to record precedent regarding taxation of respondents' bills without an order of the House.

File collated by the office to record precedent. Includes file on attendance of Judicial Counsel and a legally aided Petition for Leave.

File collated by the office to document precedent in regards to revision of scales and previous percentage increases.

File collated by the office to record precedent in regards to pensions of scale.

File collated by the office to record changes in policy and procedures for pensions of scale due to the introduction of decimalisation.

File collated by the office to record internal discussions about the decision to increase pensions of scale by 35%.

File collated by the office to record precedent in regards to Legal Aid in Scotland.

Precedent file relating to Ainsbury (A.P.) v Millington (A.P.) detailing how the principle stated by Viscount Simon in Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada V Jervis 1944 affected this, and potentia...

Precedent file concerning cases which were dropped (abated) by the House of Lords following the death of either the Appellants or Respondents.

Office file regarding the introduction of broadcasting of Lords' proceedings. Includes discussions about moves to increase access to Parliamentary Business and engagement with the public.

Amicus Curiae is an Advocate to the Court. The Advocate represents no one. Their function is to give the court such assistance as he or she is able on the relevant law and its application to the ac...

Correspondence detailing the new practice of counsel submitting estimates of the number of hours their submissions would take.

Correspondence regarding the appointing and use of two specialist advisors for the Appellate Committee in complex cases. Also contains draft standing order regarding the use of Advisors.

Files regarding the procedure of adjournment in the House of Lords. Contains deliberation regarding procedure, standing order, procedure for adjournment during floods.

Precedent file regarding Appeal Committee Appointments.

Precedent file relating to the phrase 'heard and determined' which appears in the Justice (Appeals) Act 1934 and whether it constitutes an oral hearing.

Precedent file relating to the submission of documentation by counsels to the Judicial Office and the procedure of publishing documentation before a judgement has been reached.

Correspondence regarding the release of a memoranda on the appointment of Law Lords to Appeal and Appellate Committees following a question made in the House of Commons.

Precedent file relating to the practice of hearing petitioners in person. Includes correspondence with external bodies such as Senate and Law Society and a published report by Justice: British Sect...

Precedent file concerning the anonymity in cases before the House of Lords and restrictions on reporting. This file was collated in response to Part III of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations...

Correspondence relating to the procedure of Petitions for Leave to Appeal for a criminal case. Incudes correspondence with the Royal Courts of Justice.

Precedent file regarding practice and procedure of an appeal committee.

Precedent file regarding procedure for determining Petitions for Leave to Appeal.

Precedent file regarding Statement of Facts and Issues, Citation of Authorities and Counsels time estimates.

Correspondence regarding the House of Lords practice of not publishing transcripts of Appellate Committee proceedings. This issue was raised in the House of Commons by Robin Maxwell-Hyslop MP who a...

General precedent file regarding Appellate Committee proceedings.

Mixed file regarding lack of hearing in relation to the Human Rights Act 1998, form of petition seeking leave to appeal without a condition imposed by court of appeal as to costs, leap frog cases a...

Mixed file regarding precedent in allowing Petitions for Leave to be reconsidered/submitted again. This file was collated by the Judicial Office to record instances of when Petitions for Leave were...

Precedent file regarding the procedure of rehearing a petition after it had been dismissed by the committee.