Lord Keith of Kinkel
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Law Lord
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
Privy Counsellor
Scottish judge
life peer
member of the House of Lords
Lord Keith of Kinkel was a prominent Scottish Law Lord who served as a senior judge in the House of Lords, contributing significantly to late 20th-century UK jurisprudence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lord Keith of Kinkel canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8371563 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lord Keith of Kinkel Context triple: [R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Fire Brigades Union, judge, Lord Keith of Kinkel]
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A.
Lord Keith
Lord Keith was a prominent British Royal Navy admiral of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, noted for his leadership in major naval operations during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
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B.
Lord Gordon of Haddo
Lord Gordon of Haddo is a courtesy title historically used by the heir apparent to the Earl of Aberdeen in the Scottish peerage.
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C.
Lord Linlithgow
Lord Linlithgow was a British statesman and colonial administrator best known for serving as Viceroy of India during the critical years leading up to and including much of the Second World War.
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D.
Lord Carnwath
Lord Carnwath is a British jurist who served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and is known for his influential contributions to UK public and environmental law.
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E.
Lord Keith Bradley
Lord Keith Bradley is a British Labour politician and life peer who has served in various governmental and public service roles, including as a senior figure in higher education governance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lord Keith of Kinkel Target entity description: Lord Keith of Kinkel was a prominent Scottish Law Lord who served as a senior judge in the House of Lords, contributing significantly to late 20th-century UK jurisprudence.
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A.
Lord Keith
Lord Keith was a prominent British Royal Navy admiral of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, noted for his leadership in major naval operations during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
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B.
Lord Gordon of Haddo
Lord Gordon of Haddo is a courtesy title historically used by the heir apparent to the Earl of Aberdeen in the Scottish peerage.
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C.
Lord Linlithgow
Lord Linlithgow was a British statesman and colonial administrator best known for serving as Viceroy of India during the critical years leading up to and including much of the Second World War.
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D.
Lord Carnwath
Lord Carnwath is a British jurist who served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and is known for his influential contributions to UK public and environmental law.
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E.
Lord Keith Bradley
Lord Keith Bradley is a British Labour politician and life peer who has served in various governmental and public service roles, including as a senior figure in higher education governance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Law Lord
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Lord of Appeal in Ordinary ⓘ Privy Counsellor ⓘ Scottish judge ⓘ life peer ⓘ member of the House of Lords ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Scotland
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Edinburgh Academy
NERFINISHED
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Jesus College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| era |
20th century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Keith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Scottish law
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UK private law ⓘ UK public law ⓘ law ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Scotland
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Scots law terminology ⓘ |
| legalQualification | advocate ⓘ |
| legalSpecialty |
appellate jurisprudence
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civil law (Scotland) ⓘ criminal law (Scotland) ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| memberOf |
House of Lords
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Judicial Committee of the House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ Privy Council ⓘ
surface form:
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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| nobleTitle | Baron Keith of Kinkel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to late 20th-century UK jurisprudence
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service as a senior judge in the House of Lords ⓘ |
| occupation |
barrister
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judge ⓘ law lord ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Lord Justice General of Scotland
NERFINISHED
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Lord President of the Court of Session NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord of Appeal in Ordinary NERFINISHED ⓘ Senator of the College of Justice ⓘ |
| residence |
Scotland
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Edinburgh
NERFINISHED
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lord Keith of Kinkel Description of subject: Lord Keith of Kinkel was a prominent Scottish Law Lord who served as a senior judge in the House of Lords, contributing significantly to late 20th-century UK jurisprudence.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Fire Brigades Union
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judge
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Lord Keith of Kinkel
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