Why doesn the Haemophilia Society take its case for hepatitis C compensation to the House of Lords?
Before a case can be brought before the House of Lords, it must first pass through the High Court and the Court of Appeal. At each stage, permission must be obtained to appeal to the next court and this will only be granted if the Judge thinks there is a realistic chance of the appeal succeeding. One cannot start a claim in the House of Lords. If this were pursued through the courts to the House of Lords, the issues would be the same as they would be in an individual case and the problems that would be encountered are set out above. Of course, there is always a chance that the House of Lords would overturn previous precedents or in some way change the existing legal principles but this is very unlikely indeed as these principles have evolved gradually over the years. The Lords would be very reluctant to change an established principle for an individual case or group of cases.
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