Legal Profession, Jurisprudence, Philosophy, Civil Procedure, Courts, English Supreme Court, Judges, Jury 

"2009 saw the centenary of the Society of Legal Scholars and the transition of the House of Lords to the new Supreme Court. The papers presented in this volume arise from a seminar organized jointly by the Society of Legal Scholars and University of Birmingham to celebrate and reflect on these historic events." - Voila 

Contents:
Introduction / James Lee -- A Darwinian reflection on judicial values and appointments to final national courts / Michael Kirby -- From appellate committee to UK Supreme Court : independence, activism and transparency / Aileen Kavanagh -- Taking women's property seriously : Mrs. Boland, the House of Lords, the Law Commission and the role of consensus / Elizabeth Cooke -- 'Inconsiderate alterations in our laws' : legislative reversal of Supreme Court decisions / James Lee -- (Dis)owning the convention in the law of tort / Jenny Steele -- Keeping their heads above water? : European law in the House of Lords / Anthony Arnull -- The development of principle by a final court of appeal in matters of private international (common) law / Adrian Briggs -- The law of unjust enrichment in the House of Lords : judging the judges / Graham Virgo -- Use of scholarship by the House of Lords in tort cases / Keith Stanton -- Judge and academics : features of a partnership / Alexandra Braun -- Does advocacy matter in the Lords? / Alan Paterson -- Close calls in the House of Lords / Brice Dickson. 

Papers from the Society of Legal Scholars Annual Seminar, held Nov. 2009 at the Law Society.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Categorized by editor.