Lords of Appeal in Ordinary (Hansard, 31 March 1999)

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§ Lord Lester of Herne Hill
asked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Chancellor on 15 March (WA 59), to what extent the determination of cases by the Lords of Appeal in Ordinary is being affected by the fact that two Lords of Appeal in Ordinary are chairing enquiries. [HL1774]

§ The Lord Chancellor
A number of Lords of Appeal in Ordinary are currently engaged in judicial tasks outside the House of Lords and the Privy Council. These include Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead, Lord Saville of Newdigate and Lord Phillips of Worth Travers, and those Lords who are from time to time appointed to the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong. This situation has not affected the number of appeals heard either in the House of Lords or in the Privy Council.
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