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Office Of The Parliamentary Counsel (United Kingdom)
The Office of the Parliamentary Counsel (OPC) is responsible for drafting all government Bills that are introduced to Parliament. Established in 1869, the OPC has been part of various departments and is currently part of the Cabinet Office. Led by Elizabeth Gardiner, the First Parliamentary Counsel and Permanent Secretary, the OPC consists of 60 members of staff, 47 of whom are lawyers and 13 of whom are support staff. The lawyers who work in the office are referred to as Parliamentary counsel or Parliamentary draftsmen. History Bills were originally drafted by normal barristers, Members of Parliament themselves or members of the judiciary. William Pitt was the first person to appoint a dedicated parliamentary draftsman, known as the Parliamentary Counsel to the Treasury, who in 1833 described his duties as "to draw or settle all the Bills that belong to Government in the Department of the Treasury", although he also produced bills for other departments. Despite this many bills ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliament Of The United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. It meets at the Palace of Westminster, London. It alone possesses legislative supremacy and thereby ultimate power over all other political bodies in the UK and the overseas territories. Parliament is bicameral but has three parts, consisting of the sovereign ( King-in-Parliament), the House of Lords, and the House of Commons (the primary chamber). In theory, power is officially vested in the King-in-Parliament. However, the Crown normally acts on the advice of the prime minister, and the powers of the House of Lords are limited to only delaying legislation; thus power is ''de facto'' vested in the House of Commons. The House of Commons is an elected chamber with elections to 650 single-member constituencies held at least every five years under the first-past-the-post system. By constitutional convention, all governme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mackenzie Dalzell Chalmers
Sir Mackenzie Dalzell Edwin Stewart Chalmers (7 February 1847 – 22 December 1927) was a British judge and civil servant. He was Parliamentary Counsel to the Treasury, a judge of the county courts and a Law Member of the Viceroy's Council in India. Chalmers also served as Permanent Under-Secretary of State at the Home Office from 1903 to 1908. His mother was Matilda, the daughter of Rev. William Marsh. He was educated at King's College London, and Trinity College, Oxford. Chalmers is best remembered today as the draftsman of the Bills of Exchange Act 1882, and in 1888 of the Sale of Goods Act 1893. The original Bill was settled by Lord Herschell who introduced it into the House of Lords in 1889, with a view to obtaining criticism of its provisions. The Bill was referred to a Select committee consisting of Lord Herschell, the Earl of Halsbury, Baron Bramwell and Lord Watson. The 1893 Act was repealed and re-enacted as the Sale of Goods Act 1979. Sir Mackenzie is also known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Engle
Sir George Lawrence Jose Engle (13 September 1926 – 14 September 2016) was a British barrister and First Parliamentary Counsel between 1981 and 1987. Engle was a contemporary at Charterhouse (where he was in Hodgsonites) of Gerald Priestland, William Rees-Mogg and Simon Raven. He was a distinguished scholar, being Head of School and editor of The Carthusian school magazine. Before going up to Christ Church, Oxford to read Mods and Greats, Engle completed his National Service in the Royal Artillery. He took a double-First degree. Although he considered becoming an academic philosopher, he opted for the law, being called to the Bar in 1953 from Lincoln's Inn and taking a post with the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel in 1957, drafting government bills. He was seconded to Nigeria to draft legislation in 1965 until 1967. Engle was appointed C.B. in 1976, and K.C.B. in 1983 having become First Parliamentary Counsel in 1981. Engle was also appointed Queen's Counsel in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Rowe (lawyer)
Sir Henry Peter Rowe, KCB, QC (18 August 1916 – 13 February 1992), born Heinz Peter Röhr, was an Austrian-born British lawyer and parliamentary draftsman. Career Rowe was born Heinz Peter Röhr in Ischl, Austria,"Sir Henry Rowe", ''The Times'', 19 February 1992, p. 17. on 18 August 1916; his father, Richard, was Czech and his mother, Olga, an Austrian."Rowe, Sir Henry Peter" ''Who Was Who'' (online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2007). Retrieved 24 January 2019. In 1935, he enrolled at the University of Vienna, but he arrived at England in 1938 to read law at [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Who's Who (UK)
''Who's Who'' is a reference work. It is a book, and also a CD-ROM and a website, giving information on influential people from around the world. Published annually as a book since 1849, it lists people who influence British life, according to its editors. Entries include notable figures from government, politics, academia, business, sport and the arts. ''Who's Who 2022'' is the 174th edition and includes more than 33,000 people. The book is the original '' Who's Who'' book and "the pioneer work of its type". The book is an origin of the expression "who's who" used in a wider sense. History ''Who's Who'' has been published since 1849."More about Who's Who" OUP. It was originally published by Baily Brothers. Since 1897, it has been publish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Stainton
Sir Anthony Nathaniel Stainton, KCB, QC (8 January 1913 – 7 November 1988) was a British lawyer and parliamentary draftsman. Career Born 8 January 1913 to Evelyn Stainton, Anthony Stainton was schooled at Eton before going up to Christ Church, Oxford. Called to the bar in 1937 he practised at Chancery. During World War II he served in the Mediterranean with the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers achieving the rank of Captain. In 1943, he was called back from war service by the First Parliamentary Counsel who requested extra draftsmen for his office to deal with wartime legislation. He was made a Parliamentary Counsel in 1956, and then in 1972 became First Parliamentary Counsel, serving for four years until retirement in 1976."Sir Anthony Stainton", ''The Times'' (London), 12 November 1988, p. 12. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Fiennes (lawyer)
Sir John Saye Wingfield Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, KCB, QC (14 April 1911 – 21 April 1996) was a British lawyer and parliamentary draftsman. Early life Fiennes was born on 14 April 1911, the son of Gerald Yorke Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes and his wife Gwendolen, ''née'' Gisborne; part of the Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes family, on his father's side he was the great-grandson of Frederick Fiennes, 16th Baron Saye and Sele.''Burke's Peerage'' (2003), vol. 3, pp. 3533–3534. Educated as "Founders' kin" at Winchester College (he was descended from William of Wykeham), Fiennes went up to Balliol College, Oxford, where he read classics; graduating in 1934 with a first-class degree, he won several named scholarships and the Gaisford Prize."Sir John Fiennes", ''The Times'' (London), 23 April 1996, p. 21. Career Called to the bar in 1936, Fiennes carried out pupillages under F. E. Farrer and J. Neville Gray, and then practised privately before joining the Office of the Parliament ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noël Hutton
Sir Noël Kilpatrick Hutton, GCB, QC (27 December 1907 – 14 June 1984) was a British parliamentary draftsman. Early life Hutton was born on 27 December 1907 to William Hutton."Hutton, Sir Noël (Kilpatrick)" ''Who Was Who'' (online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2007). Retrieved 7 November 2018. He attended before going up to , where he studied classics, winning the < ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Rowlatt
Sir John Rowlatt, KCB, KCIE, MC, QC (19 November 1898 – 4 July 1956) was a British lawyer who served as First Parliamentary Counsel. Biography John Rowlatt was the third son of Sidney Rowlatt, a High Court judge who presided over the a committee regarding British India. John was educated at Eton College from 1911, as a King's Scholar. He earned a number of medals and prizes: he was Newcastle Scholar in 1915, and School Captain, Newcastle Medallist and Alfred Lyttelton Scholar in 1917, his final year before going up to Christ Church, Oxford. He served in the Coldstream Guards in the First World War between 1917 and 1918,"Sir J. Rowlatt", ''The Times'', 5 July 1956, p. 14. lost a leg, and was awarded the Military Cross. After the war, he returned to Christ Church, graduating with a BA in classics in 1921. He then qualified as a lawyer, being called to the bar in 1922. He went into practice in the commercial and common law courts, until joining the Office of the Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Ellis (lawyer)
Sir Alan Edward Ellis, KCB, QC (21 December 1890 – 28 August 1960) was a British lawyer and parliamentary draftsman. Career Educated at Cheltenham College and Brasenose College, Oxford, Ellis served in the First World War and was called to the bar in 1920. He practised as a barrister until he joined the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel in 1930 and was appointed First Parliamentary Counsel in 1947, serving until 1953; he was responsible for drafting many important pieces of legislation, such as the Coal Act 1938, the Purchase Tax Act 1940 and the Parliament Act 1949. In 1953, he became chairman of the Statute Law Committee (until 1955) and a Church Commissioner. In 1955, he became Counsel to the Speaker. Appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1941, Ellis was promoted to Knight Commander in 1948; he took silk in 1951 and was a bencher of the Inner Temple. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Granville Ram
Sir Lucius Abel John Granville Ram, KCB, QC, JP (24 June 1885 – 23 December 1952), commonly known as Sir Granville Ram, was an Anglo-Irish lawyer and parliamentary draftsman. Early life Ram was born in Belgravia on 24 June 1885; his father, John Abel Ram, KC, practised at the parliamentary bar and specialised in local government matters; his mother, Mary Grace, was the daughter of the Irish peer Lucius O'Brien, 13th Baron Inchiquin.Jason Tomes"Ram, Sir (Lucius Abel John) Granville" ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford University Press, September 2004). Retrieved 7 November 2018. After schooling at Eton, Ram went up to Exeter College, Oxford, and graduated in 1909; he then spent a year as a pupil in H. A. McCardie's chambers before being called to the bar in 1910. He was commissioned into the Hertfordshire Yeomanry in 1910, and served in Egypt, Gallipoli and France with them during the First World War, rising to the rank of Captain."Sir Granville Ram", ''The T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Gwyer
Sir Maurice Linford Gwyer, (25 April 1878 – 12 October 1952) was a British lawyer, judge, and academic administrator. He served as Vice-Chancellor of Delhi University from 1938 to 1950, and Chief Justice of India from 1937 to 1943). He is credited with having founded the college Miranda House in 1948 in Delhi, India. Gwyer Hall, the oldest men residence for the university students is named after him. Biography Gwyer was born to John Edward Gwyer and Edith Gwyer (''née'' Linford), and he had a sister, Barbara Gwyer. He was educated at Highgate School from 1887 to 1892, then at Westminster School, before he graduated with a BA from Christ Church, Oxford. In November 1902 he was elected a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. He was appointed CB (1921), KCB (1928), KCSI (1935), and GCIE The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire is an order of chivalry founded by Queen Victoria on 1 January 1878. The Order includes members of three classes: #Knight Grand Commander ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
