Catalogue description Judicial Committee of the Privy Council: Petition Books
Reference: | PCAP 8 |
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Title: | Judicial Committee of the Privy Council: Petition Books |
Description: |
This series comprises summary details of petitions (applications) to the Judicial Committee to process appeal actions. The volumes are arranged chronolgically. Each volume contains the following details: year of petition; number of petition; whence (dominion / colony); petitioners' names; respondents' names; subject of petition; date lodged; solicitors for the petitioners and respondents respectively; date reported to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC); result; observations. Each volume has an index at the front. |
Date: | 1917-2005 |
Arrangement: |
Volumes are arranged chronologically; each volume covering a number of years. |
Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
Legal status: | Not Public Record(s) |
Language: | English |
Creator: |
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, 1833- |
Physical description: | 7 volume(s) |
Dimensions: | 41x30x various (LWB) |
Access conditions: | Open |
Immediate source of acquisition: |
from 2016 Judicial Committee of the Privy Council |
Custodial history: | These volumes were stored in the basement of 12 Downing Street, London, from 1835 to 2008 when they were removed to the Ministry of Justice storage facility in Branston, Derbyshire. |
Accumulation dates: | from 1835; ongoing |
Selection and destruction information: | All Petition Books have been selected. |
Accruals: | Series is accruing. |
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