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Panel numbers criteria

Panel numbers criteria

Criteria to be used when considering whether more than five Justices should sit on a panel.

  • If the Court is being asked to depart, or may decide to depart from a previous decision
  • A case of high constitutional importance
  • A case of great public importance
  • A case where a conflict between decisions in the House of Lords, JCPC and/or the Supreme Court has to be reconciled
  • A case raising an important point in relation to the European Convention on Human Rights