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Until October 2009, the function of a court of final appeal in all domestic matters in England the Wales is performed by the Lords of Appeal in Ordinary, or the 'Law Lords'.

In October 2009, the 12 judges making up the Law Lords at that time will form the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom which will then function as the senior court in all matters of English, Welsh, and Northern Irish law.

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