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Lord of Appeal
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Lord of Appeal
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(Business / Professions) Brit one of several judges appointed to assist the House of Lords in hearing appeals


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Recently, the Lords of Appeal granted people the right to pursue claims for damages in cases involving negligence and sexual assault beyond the usual six-year time limit.
In November last year, a ruling by the lords of appeal at the House of Lords reinterpreted section 38 (6) of the Children Act 1989, and with it removed the legal obligation for councils and PCTs to pay for "psycho-social" treatment, according to a psychiatrist at Cassel, Barry Jones.
Probably the fairest way to elect him is by a vote of the Law Lords and Lords of Appeal.
 
 
 
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