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Criminal Appeal Act, 1907 (English)
by the Act consists of the Lord Chief Justice of England and all the judges of the King's Bench Division (altered from eight judges by the (English) Criminal Appeal (Amendment) Act, 1908 (8 Edw. 7, c. 46). … scale of payment fixed for the time being by the Treasury, out of moneys provided by Parliament, and rules of court may make such provisionas is neessary for securing the accuracy of the notes to be taken
County Courts
not exceed in value the sum of 500l. (s. 52). By agreement all actions assigned to the King's Bench Division can be tried in any County Court (s. 43). There are also, in addition to the general … solicitor to recover costs in respect of his employment of a barrister to appear or act as aforesaid. Rules of practice are made by the Rules Committee, consisting of five County Court judges and three other persons,
Divisional Court
Act, 1925, s. 63, replacing App. Jur. Act, 1876, s. 17). Much of the business of the King's Bench Division, but none of that of the other Divisions, is transacted by Divisional Courts, consisting usually of two … judges of the Division, may think expedient, for the transaction of such business as may be ordered by Rules of Court to be heard by a Divisional Court (Judicature Act, 1925, s. 63, replacing App. Jur. Act,
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Sittings
the vacations, sit continuously at the Royal Courts of Justice for the trial of causes in the King's Bench Division. See further as to the judges who are to preside at different sittings, Judicature Act, 1925, s. … the (English) Judicature Act, 1925, s. 52 (replacing the (English) Judicature Act, 1873, s. 30), that, subject to rules of Court, such number of judges of the High Court as may be requisite having regard to the
Information
formerly filed in the Court of Exchequer, but is now instituted on the Revenue side of the King's Bench Division) is a suit for recovering money or other chattels, or for ob-taining satisfaction, in damages, for any … by information and bill. Information differed from bills in little more than name and form; and the same rules were substantially applicable to each, Story's Eq. Plead. The procedure is now by ordinary action in the High
stand
Summers"] n : the place taken by a witness for testifying in court [take the ] compare bar, bench, dock, sidebar … be in a particular state or situation [ accused] 2 : to remain valid or effective [let the ruling ] vt : to submit to [ trial] stand in judgment : to submit to the judgment of
Habeas corpus ad subjiciendum
supposed criminal matter, or for debt, or by pro-cess in any civil suit), any judge of the King's Bench Division of the High Court 'shall, upon probable and reasonable ground for such complaint award in vacation a … a Court or application to a judge, supported by an affidavit of the facts. (See (English) Crown Office Rules, 1906, rr. 216-230.) If a probable ground be shown that the party is imprisoned without a cause and
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