From House of Lords to Supreme Court : judges, jurists and the process of judging / edited by James Lee.

Oxford ; Portland, Or. : Hart Publishing, 2011.

1st edition

74502

Great Britain. -- Parliament. -- House of Lords. -- Appellate Committee.

Courts of last resort -- History -- 20th century -- Great Britain.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Introduction

A Darwinian reflection on judicial values and appointments to final national courts

From Appellate Committee to UK Supreme Court : independence, activism and transparency

Taking women's property seriously : Mrs Boland, the House of Lords, the Law Commission and role of consensus

Inconsiderate alterations in our laws : legislative reversal of Supreme Court decisions

(Dis)owning the convention in the law of tort

Keeping their heads above water? European law in the House of Lords

The development of principle by a Final Court of Appeal in matters of private international (common) law

The law of unjust enrichment in the House of Lords : judging the judges

Use of scholarship by the House of Lords in tort cases

Judges and academics : features of a partnership

Does advocacy matter in the Lords?

Close call in the House of Lords.

Table of contents and index are taken from the published work with the permission of the publisher.

Includes index.

9781849460811

xxxi, 310 p. ; 24 cm