This month a group of our members visited the Supreme Court for a guided tour.  The court is housed in a neo-Gothic building in Parliament Square which was previously the Middlesex Guildhall (the headquarters of Middlesex County Council until its abolition in 1965).  

Since 2009 the Supreme Court has been the final court of appeal for civil cases in the whole of the UK and for criminal cases in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It also hears appeals for UK overseas territories, Crown dependencies and several independent Commonwealth countries. Our guide gave an introduction to the court’s procedures and also pointed out many interesting features of the building and its fittings.  

We visited the library and all three courtrooms where we were encouraged to sit on the chairs which would normally be occupied by the Justices and the barristers.  A very worthwhile afternoon out.

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