Appellate Committee room

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The Appellate Committee room was the chamber within the UK’s Houses of Parliament where the Law Lords (Lords of Appeal in Ordinary) met to hear and decide appeals before the creation of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.

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Appellate Committee room canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf courtroom
judicial chamber
architecturalContext Gothic Revival complex of the Palace of Westminster
associatedWith Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
surface form: Appellate Committee of the House of Lords

House of Lords
Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
associatedWithOffice Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom
surface form: Lord Chancellor

Senior Law Lord
buildingType interior room
country United Kingdom
decisionType judicial opinions
followedBy Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
surface form: Supreme Court of the United Kingdom courtrooms
functionEndedWith creation of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
governingBody House of Lords
hearingFormat panel of Law Lords
hearingType final appeals
highestCourtRole venue for the United Kingdom’s highest court of appeal (pre‑Supreme Court)
jurisdiction appeals to the House of Lords
languageOfProceedings English
legalSystem legal system of the United Kingdom
locatedIn Palace of Westminster
surface form: Houses of Parliament

Palace of Westminster
partOf Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
surface form: House of Lords judicial functions
precededBy use of full House of Lords chamber for judicial business
replacedBy Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
usedBy law lord
surface form: Law Lords

Judicial Committee of the House of Lords
surface form: Lords of Appeal in Ordinary
usedFor deciding appeals
hearing appeals
usedUntil 2009

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Lord of Appeal in Ordinary workLocation Appellate Committee room