Dear Colleagues: 

Hart has just published From House of Lords to Supreme Court: Judges, Jurists and the Process of Judging edited by ODG list member James Lee which looks at the relationship between judge and jurist from a variety of perspectives and with reference to different jurisdictions. The title brings together authorities on the House of Lords in its judicial capacity together with academics whose specialisms lie in particular fields of law, including tort and restitution law.

There is a Word document attached which gives information about this book, including the contents and the discount offer.

 CONTENTS

1 Introduction JAMES LEE

2. A Darwinian Reflection on Judicial Values and Appointments to Final National Courts MICHAEL KIRBY

3. From Appellate Committee to UK Supreme Court: Independence, Activism and Transparency AILEEN KAVANAGH

4. Taking Women’s Property Seriously: Mrs Boland, the House of Lords, the Law Commission and the Role of Consensus ELIZABETH COOKE

5. ‘Inconsiderate Alterations in our Laws’: Legislative Reversal of Supreme Court Decisions JAMES LEE

6. (Dis)owning the Convention in the Law of Tort JENNY STEELE

7. Keeping Their Heads Above Water? European Law in the House of Lords ANTHONY ARNULL

8. The Development of Principle by a Final Court of Appeal in Matters of Private International (Common) Law ADRIAN BRIGGS

9. The Law of Unjust Enrichment in the House of Lords: Judging the Judges GRAHAM VIRGO

10. Use of Scholarship by the House of Lords in Tort cases KEITH STANTON

11. Judges and Academics: Features of a Partnership ALEXANDRA BRAUN

12. Does Advocacy Matter in the Lords? ALAN PATERSON

13. Close Calls in the House of Lords BRICE DICKSON

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Jason Neyers
Associate Professor of Law
Faculty of Law
University of Western Ontario
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