ders ▁in ▁Council ▁were ▁subject ▁to ▁jud icial ▁review . ▁This ▁decision ▁was ▁appe aled ▁to ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁App e al ▁of ▁England ▁and ▁Wales , ▁composed ▁of ▁Butler - S loss , ▁Sed ley ▁and ▁Ne uber ger ▁L J J , ▁who ▁agreed ▁with ▁the ▁Div is ional ▁Court ▁in ▁their ▁judgment ▁issued ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ▁The ▁case ▁was ▁then ▁taken ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords , ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁heard ▁by ▁L ords ▁Hoff mann , ▁B ingham , ▁Rod ger , ▁C ars well ▁and ▁M ance . ▁The ▁ple ad ings ▁occurred ▁between ▁ 3 0 ▁June ▁and ▁ 3 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁and ▁judgment ▁was ▁issued ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁The ▁judgment ▁covered ▁two ▁matters : ▁first ly , ▁whether ▁the ▁courts ▁could ▁subject ▁Or ders ▁in ▁Council ▁to ▁jud icial ▁review ; ▁and , ▁second ly , ▁the ▁leg ality ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Order . ▁The ▁L ords ▁un anim ously ▁agreed ▁that , ▁while ▁Or ders ▁in ▁Council ▁are ▁pieces ▁of ▁primary ▁legisl ation , ▁similar ▁to ▁Act s ▁of ▁Parliament ▁( which ▁cannot ▁be ▁subject ▁to ▁jud icial ▁review ), ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁significant ▁difference ▁in ▁that ▁Or ders ▁in ▁Council ▁are ▁an ▁executive ▁product ▁and ▁lack ▁the ▁" re present ative ▁character " ▁that ▁comes ▁with ▁Parliament ary ▁authority ▁and ▁appro val .