Lord of Appeal

Related to Lord of Appeal: Lord Justice of Appeal, Law Lords, Lord of Appeal in Ordinary

Lord of Appeal

(Professions) Brit one of several judges appointed to assist the House of Lords in hearing appeals

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Lord Hoffmann, a retired senior judge, served as Lord of Appeal from 1995-2009, and is well-known for his lively decisions and willingness to break with convention.

Annual college lecture will pay homage to one of Wales' leading legal figures

And Lord Bingham is in any case no longer a lord of appeal. In short, his Grotius lecture this week may be a powerful piece of legal reasoning.

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This was followed by his appointment as Lord of Appeal in Ordinary in 1980, the only Lord of Appeal at the time without a degree.

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The concurring opinion of another Lord of Appeal stresses the Parliament's desire to enact statutes worded in such a way as to preclude the English courts from having to apply the damages law of other nations.

In negligence action filed in English court over accident in which Plaintiff passenger was left quadriplegic when Respondent driver lost control of car on Australian track, House of Lords applies English law on quantum of damages as procedural matter rather than Australian law which sets cap on non-economic damages and higher discount rate

But here you have got a former Lord of Appeal who, after hearing much evidence, has made a judgement.

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Senior appeal judge Lady Justice Hale has been made a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, Downing Street said.

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He was appointed Northern Ireland's Lord Chief Justice in 1998 and became a Lord of Appeal in 1997.

So many twists, so many reputations on the line

Birthdays: Athlete Sally Gunnell, 34; snooker player Joe Johnson, 48; actress Diana Keen, 54; Lord Scarman, former Lord of Appeal, 89; Lord Weinstock, Chairman Emeritus, GEC, 76.