The Scottish Law Review and Reports of Cases in the Sheriff Courts of Scotland, Volume 7W. Hodge & Company, 1891 - Law |
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... judges , advocates , and law agents . When a layman speaks of a judge he calls him Lord , or Sheriff , So - and - so , and when he speaks of an Edinburgh advocate he calls him an advocate . But when he speaks of a member of the lower ...
... judges , advocates , and law agents . When a layman speaks of a judge he calls him Lord , or Sheriff , So - and - so , and when he speaks of an Edinburgh advocate he calls him an advocate . But when he speaks of a member of the lower ...
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... judge on the bench belonging to a dissenting body , concurred in those opinions , " being satisfied that it was a privilege of the Established Church to summon its worshippers by a great bell . " Those opinions read singularly narrow ...
... judge on the bench belonging to a dissenting body , concurred in those opinions , " being satisfied that it was a privilege of the Established Church to summon its worshippers by a great bell . " Those opinions read singularly narrow ...
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... judge , with as little experience of judging as Sancho Panza ; but he learns his business in course of time , probably at the expense of some few litigants , and in course of time gets promotion . We had seven young gentlemen added to ...
... judge , with as little experience of judging as Sancho Panza ; but he learns his business in course of time , probably at the expense of some few litigants , and in course of time gets promotion . We had seven young gentlemen added to ...
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... judge , remarked that it was impossible to hold the scales of justice evenly under its influence . With the judge allowing himself to make such an observation , it is not difficult to see how great 1891. ] 16 NOTES FROM LONDON . 21.
... judge , remarked that it was impossible to hold the scales of justice evenly under its influence . With the judge allowing himself to make such an observation , it is not difficult to see how great 1891. ] 16 NOTES FROM LONDON . 21.
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... judge , " probably meaning a judge of the High Court , would not have admitted . Such a confession of weakness is not often heard . Not long ago I quoted Sir Thomas Chambers as saying he felt no occasion to retire on account of ...
... judge , " probably meaning a judge of the High Court , would not have admitted . Such a confession of weakness is not often heard . Not long ago I quoted Sir Thomas Chambers as saying he felt no occasion to retire on account of ...
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