Comments on: Supreme Court of the United Kingdom website opens http://bla.nointrigue.com/blog/2009/09/06/supreme-court-of-the-united-kingdom-website-opens/ my random thoughts Sat, 04 Jun 2011 03:04:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tommy Chen http://bla.nointrigue.com/blog/2009/09/06/supreme-court-of-the-united-kingdom-website-opens/comment-page-1/#comment-37728 Tommy Chen Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:16:13 +0000 http://bla.nointrigue.com/blog/?p=562#comment-37728 <a href="#comment-37727" rel="nofollow">@Dan </a> Interesting point - apparently there were an odd number of Law Lords for a long time, until the number was upped from 9 to 12 in 1994. Twelve is a significant number - apostles, zodiac, months, jurors on a jury - I wonder if the number was determined with such connections in mind. In any case, the Law Lords - and the new Supreme Court - will sit in odd-numbered benches: <a href="http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/columnists/article3349334.ece" rel="nofollow">This column</a> by David Pannick QC is informative. @Dan Interesting point – apparently there were an odd number of Law Lords for a long time, until the number was upped from 9 to 12 in 1994. Twelve is a significant number – apostles, zodiac, months, jurors on a jury – I wonder if the number was determined with such connections in mind.

In any case, the Law Lords – and the new Supreme Court – will sit in odd-numbered benches: This column by David Pannick QC is informative.

]]> By: Dan http://bla.nointrigue.com/blog/2009/09/06/supreme-court-of-the-united-kingdom-website-opens/comment-page-1/#comment-37727 Dan Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:50:29 +0000 http://bla.nointrigue.com/blog/?p=562#comment-37727 It appears that there will be an even number (12) of judges on the new Supreme Court. How could they let that one slip... It appears that there will be an even number (12) of judges on the new Supreme Court. How could they let that one slip…

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