Pinochet in London

Unique case will fascinate a new generation of readers

The Pinochet case is unique in English legal history. It was the first and last time that a law lord sat as a member of the UK’s final court of appeal while disqualified as a matter of law. It was the first and last time that the law lords set aside one of their own judgments and ordered a re-hearing. And the three rulings delivered by the House of Lord…