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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Lords of Appeal in Ordinary (Law Lords)
The Lords of Appeal in Ordinary, commonly known as the Law Lords, were senior judges appointed to carry out the judicial functions of the House of Lords.
They were appointed as life peers under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 and served as the highest appellate judges in the United Kingdom before constitutional reform.
Under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, these judicial functions were transferred to the newly created Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, separating judicial work from the legislature.
The Lords of Appeal in Ordinary, commonly known as the Law Lords, were senior judges appointed to carry out the judicial functions of the House of Lords.
They were appointed as life peers under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 and served as the highest appellate judges in the United Kingdom before constitutional reform.
Under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, these judicial functions were transferred to the newly created Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, separating judicial work from the legislature.
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