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The House of Lords is also known as the ‘Supreme Court’.
The House of Lords is the highest court in the land; it is the supreme court of appeal. It acts as the final court on points of law for the whole of the United Kingdom in civil cases and, for England, Wales and Northern Ireland, in criminal cases. Its decisions bind all courts below.
[See ‘Supreme Court’.]
This is used for the advanced notification of redundancies.
[See ‘Redundancies’, ‘Forms’ and ‘Duty to Consult’.]
A ‘hybrid’ claim or action within litigation in response to an accident or injury contains items of a ‘personal nature’ (for example, pain and suffering, inconvenience, etc.), as well as some of a ‘non-personal nature’ (for example, property damage, loss of earnings or any financial loss, etc.), the latter of which would vest automatically in a Trustee in Bankruptcy in a Bankruptcy.
This differentiator is important, as the Trustee will be able to claim some amounts for the insolvent estate (to be realised to pay creditors) and not others.
The court in England & Wales has held that where an action involves damages to both the Bankrupt and their property there is only one cause of action, and this cannot be split. These actions would vest automatically in the Trustee, but any damages of a personal nature should be held on constructive trust on behalf of the Bankrupt.
[See ‘Bankruptcy’, ‘Trustee in Bankruptcy’ and ‘Constructive Trust’.]
