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.

Mixed file relating to the dismissal of judges from the Supreme Court, including information given by the Clerk of the Parliaments to the Indian Supreme Court in relation to dismissal of one of the...

Mixed file relating to interveners/interested parties in judicial review claims, including policies regarding their right to be heard, in what circumstance their name appears in the cause title and...

File contains printed material regarding Judicial Review and notes of a decision that led to amendments to Practice Direction.

Working papers on the physical arrangement of hearing cases in the Lords chamber.

Precedent file concerning the timing of judicial sittings (judgements), the procedure for delivering judgements, manner of giving judgements, the ceremonial procedure for giving judgements, televis...

File contains correspondence and working papers about the procedure for when a Law Lord dies before judgment is given.

File contains correspondence regarding the salary for a retired Commonwealth Judge sitting in the Appellate House of Lords, salary for an additional Law Lord, salary scales and expenses.

File contains printed and photocopied material including printouts of articles, lectures and seminars regarding the salaries and duties of the Parliament Office, the role of the Judicial Office, th...

File contains correspondence regarding retired Law Lords' pensions, retirement age, sittings and fees.

File contains photocopied and printed material and correspondence regarding Law Lords' participation in public business, the rights and duties of the Law Lords as legislators, Law Lords and politic...

File contains minutes, statements, memoranda and correspondence around the Law Lords termly meeting in December 1996. This is largely printed or photocopied material, and also includes an applicati...

Correspondence with Lay Peers regarding their right to take part in Judicial proceedings.

Correspondence regarding practice of reporting House of Lords Judicial cases with external publishers including; The Royal Courts of Justice and The All England Law Reports. Includes correspondence...

File contains correspondence and copies of reports regarding proposes for law reform.

Obituries for Law Lords. Some were written by the Judicial Office, others are clips from Hansard and newspapers.

File regarding Criminal Appeals (Fees and Expenses) Regulations, 1960 followed The Legal Aid and Advice Act,1949 .

File concerning Kay and others and another (FC) (Appellants) v London Borough of Lambeth and others (Respondents). The letter clarifies that it is for the House to decide between parties who should...

General working file on Legal Aid.

File concerning the Law Lords requirements for books and legal assistance with the House of Lords Library.

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 ...

File contains correspondence regarding petitions presented during Recess between JA Vallance White and other party.