Tag Archives: Supreme Court

Judicial sittings

Lord Norton 19/02/2009 – 7:59 pm

In response to my previous post, a number of readers asked about the role of the law lords.  Croft raised the question as to whether other peers could participate in judicial business. The judicial work of the House is conducted by an Appellate Committee, comprising Lords of Appeal: these comprise the Lords of Appeal in Ordinary (the law lords) and other peers who hold or have held high judic […]

Written at 7:59 pm on 19/02/2009, by Lord Norton


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Consequences of the new supreme court

Lord Norton 15/12/2008 – 7:29 pm

Last week, we completed five days of debate on the Queen's Speech.  Each day was devoted to a number of topics.  On Tuesday, we debated home affairs, legal affairs and constitutional issues.  By the nature of the topics, speeches in such debates can vary greatly in terms of focus.  This was certainly true of Tuesday's debate.  Some peers focused, for example, on constitutional issues - I s […]

Written at 7:29 pm on 15/12/2008, by Lord Norton


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The Supreme Court

Lord Norton 12/07/2008 – 4:12 pm

Adrian Kidney and Handj have asked for my comments on the new Supreme Court.  In October 2009, the law lords (pictured) are scheduled to move out of the Palace of Westminster and take up residence in the old Middlesex Guildhall, where they will form the Supreme Court.  I opposed the creation of the new Court.  The proposal was essentially a 'back of the envelope' proposal announced in June 20 […]

Written at 4:12 pm on 12/07/2008, by Lord Norton


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