CHAPTER 7 - Appellate Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court

Abstract

This chapter describes the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court in the United Kingdom. The constitution of the Supreme Court of Judicature is laid down by the Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act, 1925. The Court consists of the High Court and the Court of Appeal. The Court of Appeal was created by the Supreme Court of Judicature Act, 1873. Its constitution is laid down by the Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act, 1925, as amended and the Criminal Appeal Act, 1966. The judges who are appointed to the Court of Appeal are entitled Lord Justices of Appeal. In addition to the regular Lord Justices, the Lord Chancellor, the Lords of Appeal in Ordinary, the Lord Chief Justice, the Master of the Rolls, the President of the Probate, Divorce, and Admiralty Division and former Lord Chancellors are entitled to sit as members of the Court. The Lord Chancellor may also require any High Court judge to sit as an additional member of the Court.