Court of Referees
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Court of Referees
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The Court of Referees is a twelve-member committee of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, established in 1865. It is tasked with considering the rights of a petitioner to argue against a private bill, in cases where the promoters of the bill have challenged that right. It is chaired by the Chairman of Ways and Means. The other members are the other two Deputy Speakers, the Speaker's Counsel and eight backbench MPs. Three of the court's members, or referees, form a quorum. The court meets rarel
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