The 12 law lords, who constituted the highest court of appeal, will function as justices of the Supreme Court, and move from the House of Lords to the Middlesex Guildhall on Parliament Square. The ...

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Law Lords were judges appointed to the Lords, as a committee of the House, to exercise the judicial functions of the upper chamber, including acting as the highest appellate court in the land.

After a characteristically thoughtful debate at the end of 2016, the UK House of Lords has appointed a working group to look at ways of reducing its size.Its 809 members make the Lords the second ...

Lord McFall of Alcluith is Lord Speaker of the House of Lords. This article is part of a series on the British political system, examining the forces shaping the country’s future.

The House of Lords will today cease to be Britain's highest court of appeal as the law lords move across the street in Westminster to a new Supreme Court, ending more than six centuries of tradition.

Ending more than six centuries of tradition, the House of Lords will today cease to be Britain's highest court of appeal as they hear the last set of appeals as the law lords. The 12 law lords ...