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In forma pauperis
of the cause excepted, or such larger sum not exceeding 100l. as the judge in special circumstances may direct. In London and the District Registries lists are kept of counsel and solicitors willing to undertake conduct of
Non-user
or neglect, in public offices that concern the administration of justice, or the commonwealth, is of itself a direct and immediate cause of forfeiture; but non-user of a private office is no cause of forfeiture, unless some
Torture
Royal Warrant, a warrant of 1640, for instance (Jardine, p. 108), directing the Lieutenant of the Tower 'to cause John Archer to be carried to the rack and that there yourself,' with two named 'serjeants-at-lawe, shall examine … by Mr. Wyatt Paine in the Law Times of January 28th, 1905, at p. 294, where attention is directed to the preamble of the Act for Pirates, 27 Hen. 8, c. 4 (repealed by the (English) Statute
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Cremation
But it is the duty of executors to bury the body of their testator, although the will may direct some other person to cause it to be burnt, Williams v. Williams, (1882) 20 Ch D 659. If
Nemo debet bis vexari, si constat curi' quod sit pro una et eadem causa
same cause.) In civil actions the general rule is, that the judgment of a Court of concurrent jurisdiction directly upon the point, is, as a plea, a bar, or as evidence, conclusive between the same parties upon
Prerogative Writs
kind granted by the court in certain cases, but never as a matter of right; they being a direct intervention of the government with the liberty or property of the subject. … Prerogative Writs, processes issued upon extra-ordinary occasions on proper cause shown. They are the writs of procedendo, mandamus, prohibition, quo warranto, habeas corpus, and certiorari. Prerogative writs are
Stop Order
Accountant-General of the Court of Chancery: see (English) Chancery Funds Act, 1872) to the general credit of any cause, or to the account of any class or classes of persons, assign his interest in such stock or
Further consideration
Division in actions for administra-tion, partition, and the like, it is usual at the first hearing merely to direct accounts and inquiries and to adjourn the further consideration of the cause. When the Master has made his
peremptory
entirely, destroy] 1 : permitting no dispute, alternative, or delay ;specif : not providing an opportunity to show cause why one should not comply [when the right to require the performance of the act is clear and
Bail
judge at chambers or before a justice of the peace, in such an amount as the judge may direct. If unsuccessful the applicant can apply to another judge or renew his application to the Divisional Court, but … in the first instance be by summons at chambers for a writ of habeas corpus or to show cause why the defendant should not be admitted to bail either before a judge at chambers or before a
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