Lord Sankey's JCPC Judgments
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This is a list of Lord Sankey's decisions from the
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) is the highest court of appeal for the Crown Dependencies, the British Overseas Territories, some Commonwealth countries and a few institutions in the United Kingdom. Established on 14 Augus ...
. Sankey served as the
Lord Chancellor The lord chancellor, formally the lord high chancellor of Great Britain, is the highest-ranking traditional minister among the Great Officers of State in Scotland and England in the United Kingdom, nominally outranking the prime minister. The ...
from 7 June 1929 – 7 June 1935. Prior to his appointment to the JCPC, Sankey served as
Lord Justice of Appeal A Lord Justice of Appeal or Lady Justice of Appeal is a judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, the court that hears appeals from the High Court of Justice, the Crown Court and other courts and tribunals. A Lord (or Lady) Justice ...
in 1928 and High Court, King's Bench Division, in 1914.


1928-1929


1930-1931


1932-1933


1934-1935


1936-1937


1938-1939


1940-1941


1942-1943

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[1943
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