COMMONS AMENDMENT. (Hansard, 16 November 1932)

§ THE LORD CHANCELLOR

My Lords, I beg to move that this House do agree with the Commons in this Amendment. I need only take a few moments in dealing with the matter. The object of Clause 1 of the Bill is to restrict the right of appeal from an Official Referee and to go straight to the Court of Appeal. I am glad to say that the Commons have agreed with every other provision of the Bill. There are two classes of appeal, one by the ordinary method and the other by special case. We thought at first that appeal by special case would be the better way, but after further consideration we have come to the conclusion that that might lead to delay. The object of this Amendment is simply to provide that appeal shall be in the ordinary way and not by way of special case. The Amendment made in the Commons, therefore, is to leave out the words "by special case," and I think your Lordships will be wise to accept it. It will tend to economy both of time and expense. I beg to move.