Final Appellate Decision from the House of Lords in England

Posted on August 16, 2009 by Francis Pileggi

For historical purposes, I provide here the final appellate decision of the House of Lords in England. The Law Lords of that august group served as the equivalent of our U.S. Supreme Court for many years, but just issued their last decision as part of the recent reorganization of the English system. It is interesting to compare the different style of writing judicial opinions. Here is an article with more background about the historic significance.