The Judicial House of Lords 1870-2009

The House of Lords has served as the highest court in the UK for over 130 years. In 2009 a new UK Supreme Court will take over its judicial functions, closing the doors on one of the most influential legal institutions in the world, and a major chapter in the history of the UK legal system. This volume gathers over 40 leading scholars and practitioners from the UK and beyond to provide a comprehensive history of the House of Lords as a judicial institution, charting its role, working practices, reputation and impact on the law and UK legal system. The book examines the origins of the House's judicial work; the different phases in the court's history; the international reputation and influence of the House in the legal profession; the domestic perception of the House outside the law; and the impact of the House on the UK legal tradition and substantive law.

Sir Louis Blom-Cooper is Bencher of the Middle Temple
Gavin Drewry is Professor of Public Administration, Royal Holloway, University of London Brice Dickson is Professor of International and Comparative Law, Queen's University Belfast

EDITORS' PROLOGUE, Sir Louis Blom-Cooper QC, Professor Gavin Drewry and Professor Brice DicksonPART A: ORIGINS AND STRUCTURE1. The judicial role of the House of Lords before 1870, David Lewis Jones2. The judicial House of Lords: abolition and restoration 1873-1876, David Steele3. The Lord Chancellor as head of the judiciary, Professor Dawn Oliver4. The Judicial Office, James Vallance White5. Appointments to the House of Lords: who goes upstairs?, Professor Kate Malleson6. Law Lords in Parliament, Lord Hope of Craighead7. 1966 and all that: the story of the Practice Statement, Sir Louis Blom-Cooper QC8. From Appellate Committee to Supreme Court, Professor Andrew Le SueurPART B: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES9. The early period, 1876-1914, Professor Patrick Polden10. Between the Wars, 1914-1945, Professor Sir David Williams QC11. Towards a system of administrative law: the era of Lord Reid and Lord Wilberforce, 1945-1982, Sir Louis Blom-Cooper QC and Professor Gavin Drewry12. The 1980s and 1990s, Michael Beloff QC13. The Bingham court, 2000-2008, Professor Brice DicksonPART C: REGIONAL AND EXTERNAL PERSPECTIVES14. Scotland and Ireland(a) Scotland after 1707, Lord Brodie(b) Ireland, Ronan Keane(c) Northern Ireland after 1921, Professor Brice Dickson15. The interplay with the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, Justice Sir Kenneth Keith16. The Old Commonwealth(a) Australia and New Zealand, Justice Michael Kirby(b) Canada, Justice Robert Sharpe(c) South Africa, Arthur Chaskalson(d) India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, Justice A S Anand17. The New Commonwealth, Sir Fred Phillips QC18. An American perspective, Professor Tom Zwart19. A view from Western Europe, Professor Laurence Burgorgue-Larsen20. The Law Lords in relation to the Court of Appeal for England and Wales, Professor Gavin Drewry and Sir Louis Blom-Cooper QC21. Views from legal practitioners(a) Access to justice: a solicitor's view, Arthur Marriott QC(b) Appellate advocacy: a view from the Bar, Mark Littman QC22. Style of judgments, Sir Louis Blom-Cooper QC23. A view from the City, Michael Blair QC24. A political scientist's view, Professor Gavin DrewryPART D: SPECIALIST AREAS25. International law, Dame Rosalyn Higgins QC26. European influences, Sir Francis Jacobs QC and David Anderson QC27. Human rights, Professor David Feldman28. Constitutional law, Professor Brigid Hadfield29. Administrative law, Professor Paul Craig QC30. Criminal law, Professor John Spencer QC31. 'One golden thread': beyond reasonable doubt in criminal trial, Sir Anthony Hooper32. Law of torts, Professor Robert Stevens33. Libel, privacy, and freedom of expression, Professor Eric Barendt34. Family law, Professor Stephen Cretney QC35. Equality and discrimination, Baroness Hale of Richmond36. Commercial law, Professor Francis Reynolds QC37. Land law, Derek Wood QC38. Intellectual property, Sir Robin Jacob39. Tax law, Professor John Tiley and Sir Stephen OliverEPILOGUE: A VALEDICTION, Lord Bingham of CornhillAPPENDICESi. Lords of Appeal in Ordinary from 1876ii. Who succeeded whom?iii. Lord Chancellors from 1876iv. Thumbnail sketches of 110 Lords of Appeal in Ordinary