The Court of Referees is a twelve-member committee of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, established in 1865.
[1][2] It is tasked with considering the rights of a petitioner (until 2017 known as their locus standi) to argue against a private bill, in cases where the promoters of the bill have challenged that right.
[1][2] It is chaired by the Chairman of Ways and Means (the principal Deputy Speaker).
[1][2] Three of the court's members, or referees, form a quorum.
[2] The court meets rarely;[1] Erskine May reporting that "The court met once in 2016; prior to that meeting, it had last met in 2002".