JOURNALS HOUSE OF LORDS - United Kingdom Parliament

2005 20th-21st April
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4. Appeal Committee—The 9th Report from the Appeal Committee was agreed to and the following
Order was made—
In re J (a child) (FC)—That the petition of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that they might be
heard or otherwise intervene in the said appeal be refused.
5. Regina v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) ex parte Bagdanavicius (FC)
and another (Appellants)—
The cause was in part heard.
6. Roberts (FC) (Appellant) v. Parole Board (Respondents)—
The cause was in part heard.
Their Lordships adjourned at twenty minutes past four o’clock
till tomorrow, half past ten o’clock.
Bingham of Cornhill, L.
Brown of Eaton-under-
Heywood, L.
Carswell, L.
Thursday 21st April 2005
Their Lordships met at half-past ten o’clock in Committee Room No. 1
The following Lords of Appeal were present:
Hale of Richmond, B.
Hope of Craighead, L.
Hutton, L.
Nicholls of Birkenhead, L.
1. NCR Limited (Petitioners) v. Riverland Portfolio No. 1 Limited (Respondents)—The petition of
NCR Limited praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
2. Government of Albania (Petitioners) v. Bleta and others (Respondents)—The petition of the
Government of the Republic of Albania praying for leave to appeal in accordance with the
Extradition Act 2003 was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
3. Law Society (Respondents) v. Sephton & Co (a firm) (Appellants) and another and others
(Appellants)—The petition of the appellants praying that the time for lodging the statement
and appendix and setting down the cause for hearing might be extended to 2nd June (the
agents for the respondents consenting thereto) was presented; and it was ordered as prayed.
4. Feasey (a representative Lloyd’s underwriter suing on his own behalf and on behalf of all the
members of Syndicate 957) (Respondent) v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada
(Appellants) and others and one other action—
5. Steamship Mutual Underwriting Association (Bermuda) Limited (Respondents) v. Feasey (a
representative Lloyd’s underwriter suing on his own behalf and on behalf of all the members
of Syndicate 957) (Appellant) and one other action—
(Conjoined Appeals)—
The petition of the appellants was presented praying that the appeals be withdrawn on the
terms agreed between the parties (the agents for the respondents consenting thereto); and it
was ordered as prayed.
6. Appeal Committee—The 10th Report from the Appeal Committee was agreed to and the following
Orders were made—
R (on the application of Corporation of London) (Respondents) v. Secretary of State for
Environment, Food and Rural AVairs and others (Petitioners)—That leave to appeal be given;
and that the petition of appeal be lodged by 5th May.
Department for Work and Pensions (Respondents) v. Webley (Petitioner)—That leave to
appeal be refused; that the respondents be at liberty to apply for their costs in accordance with
direction 5.1(d); and, if the application is granted, that the amount thereof be certified by the
Clerk of the Parliaments if not agreed between the parties.
R (on the application of Corporation of London) (Respondents) v. Secretary of State for
Environment, Food and Rural AVairs (Petitioner) and others—That leave to appeal be given;
and that the petition of appeal be lodged by 5th May.
7. Regina v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) ex parte Bagdanavicius (FC)
and another (Appellants)—
The cause was further and fully heard and consideration was adjourned sine die.
8. Roberts (FC) (Appellant) v. Parole Board (Respondents)—
The cause was further heard.
Their Lordships adjourned during pleasure.
Their Lordships resumed in the Chamber.
Rodger of Earlsferry, L.
Steyn, L.
Walker of Gestingthorpe, L.
Woolf, L.