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 transparencey / 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.