Abstract
Abstract The peculiarity of British constitutional arrangements, pending any further instalments of Lords reform, permits some of the most senior members of the judiciary to play an active part in the legislative process. The Lords of Appeal in Ordinary are at the pinnacle of the judicial system. For more than a century they have constituted the final court of appeal on points of law of general public importance. Up to ten Lords of Appeal in Ordinary are usually appointed from the ranks of the Lords Justices of Appeal who sit in the Court of Appeal or, very occasionally, direct from the High Court bench. In addition, two senior Scottish judges, and more recently one from Northern Ireland, may be appointed, bringing the total up to a statutory maxi mum of twelve. Besides the Lord Chancellor, former Lords of Appeal in Ordinary, former Lord Chancellors, and the holders of certain other high judicial offices who are peers are also entitled to sit as Law Lords.
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