Judges who will form the highest court in the United Kingdom are set to be sworn in on Thursday in a major milestone in British legal history.
The Justices of the Supreme Court are replacing the Law Lords as the final court of appeal for almost all cases in the United Kingdom.
The court is independent of Parliament and will hear the most important cases.
Lord Phillips, President of the Supreme Court, said the change in their form was important for judicial openness.
The £59m Supreme Court, which sits opposite Parliament in London, opens after it was first announced six years ago. Its first 11 members were until last month the Law Lords who would have otherwise heard the same cases in the House of Lords. read more
