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Some Old Problems In England And Some New Solutions From Virginia, William Hamilton Bryson
Some Old Problems In England And Some New Solutions From Virginia, William Hamilton Bryson
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The fundamental ideal to which we aspire in the field of civil procedure is the perfect balance between expeditious results and correct results in the administration of justice. Two famous quotations from two famous English Equity judges come to mind. John Scott, Lord Eldon, the Lord Chancellor of Great Britain from 1801 to 1827 who was often criticized for being excessively dilatory, said, 'sat cito si sat bene'. Sir George Jessel, Master of the Rolls from 1873 to 1883, once said, 'I may be wrong and sometimes am, but I never have any doubts'. Jessel had his docket under firm …
Review Of Bench And Bureaucracy: The Public Career Of Sir Julius Caesar, William Hamilton Bryson
Review Of Bench And Bureaucracy: The Public Career Of Sir Julius Caesar, William Hamilton Bryson
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A book review of Bench and Bureaucracy: The Public Career of Sir Julius Caesar by Lamar M. Hill.
Exchequer Equity Bibliography, William Hamilton Bryson
Exchequer Equity Bibliography, William Hamilton Bryson
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This essay is concerned with the secondary bibliography of the equity jurisdiction of the Court of Exchequer. It forms the preliminary inquiry of a general study of the history of this jurisdiction. This bibliography is in essay form because a list would not adequately explain the comparative significance of the various works. Moreover, the titles of the works are frequently misleading; some of the earlier ones have been attributed to the wrong author, and the relationships among them have never before been sorted out. Finally, this is the only place where all of these related works have been brought together; …