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.

Stare Decisis means to stand by things decided (doctrine of precedent). Announcement by Chancellor re: Stare Decisis, precedent cases, press cuttings, correspondence, notes for criminal appeals and...

File contains correspondence regarding right of MPs to be exempt from subpoenas.

Extracts and correspondence regarding the use of tape recorders in court.

Mixed file relating to cases involving workmen's compensations.

File contains working papers on the introduction of VAT in the 1972 and its affect on court costs.

File contains working papers and correspondence regarding the procedure for unreported judgements.

Memo by Lord Morton of Henryton detailing the precedent for the representation of trustees in House of Lords Appeal cases.

Working papers and correspondence regarding the procedure for extensions for lodging appeals

Mixed file concerning the role of the Senior Law Lord. Includes discussions about the role of various posts in the organisation, about the role of the Lord Chancellor as well as the Law Lords.

Correspondence regarding the procedure for issuing writs within the Parliamentary Estate.

Mixed file regarding the precedent for Habeas Corpus.

Correspondence regarding proposed move of Judicial Office to Middlesex Guildhall and allocation of Appeal Committee within the House. This is prior to the eventual move in 2009.

File contains details of internal procedures for the office such as the duties and activities of the clerk. Also enclosed are some handwritten notes which detail specifically the duties of William ...

Memo about when the Lords sat in the Robing Room.

Correspondence on whether application can be made to hear a preliminary point in an appeal before the main hearing.