UKHL
E780101
UKHL refers to the United Kingdom House of Lords in its former capacity as the highest appellate court in the UK before the creation of the Supreme Court.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
law report series
ⓘ
legal citation abbreviation ⓘ |
| appliesTo | decisions of the House of Lords sitting as the highest appellate court ⓘ |
| appliesToCourtType | appellate court ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Appellate Committee of the House of Lords
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Law Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ceasedUseReason | transfer of appellate jurisdiction to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| citationJurisdiction |
England and Wales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citationType | neutral citation ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| courtLevel | final court of appeal ⓘ |
| formatExample | [year] UKHL case-number ⓘ |
| governingBody | House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Practice Direction on Citation of Authorities (2001) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
English law
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Ireland law ⓘ Scots law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableChange | introduced as part of the neutral citation system for UK courts ⓘ |
| predecessor | House of Lords as final court of appeal ⓘ |
| refersTo | Judicial Committee of the House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
House of Lords
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UKSC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | AC law report citation for House of Lords decisions in official neutral citations ⓘ |
| replacedBy | UKSC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope |
civil appeals
ⓘ
criminal appeals ⓘ |
| standsFor | United Kingdom House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Supreme Court of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodEnd | 2009 ⓘ |
| timePeriodStart | 2001 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
judges
ⓘ
law students ⓘ lawyers ⓘ legal academics ⓘ |
| usedFor | neutral citation of House of Lords judgments ⓘ |
| usedIn |
United Kingdom case law citations
ⓘ
common law legal systems ⓘ |
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