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Masters of the Common Law Courts
the (English) General Rules of Michalmas Term, 1867, the Masters transacted a considerable portion of the business at Judges' Chambers; and they now have similar powers (R.S.C., Ord. LIV., r. 12).
Summons
Court to which it is intended that the action should be assigned. See also SUMMARY JUDGMENT. 2. To Judges' or Masters' Chambers.--The means by which one party brings the other before a judge (or a master) to
In camera
In camera, means 'in a chamber'. (1) In the judge's private chambers. (2) In the courtroom with all spectators excluded. (3) Taken when Court is not in session,
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Judicial discretion
cause before trial are also by statute left in the discretion of the Court, or a judge at chambers. Discretion is thus defined by Coke, in Rooke's case, 40 Eliz.: 'Discretion is a science of understanding, to … Judicial discretion, signifies unrestrained exercise of choice or will; freedom to act according to one's own judgment; unrestrained exercise of will, the liberty of power of acting without other control than one's own judgment, Reliance
Newspaper
of Libel Amendment Act, 1888 (51 & 52 Vict. c. 64), requires the consent of a judge at chambers to the prosecution of a newspaper for libel, allows the defence of justification to be gone into by … defences countercharges; submissions on points of law; the decision of the Court thereon; and the summing-up of the judge, finding of the jury, and judgment of the Court. No prosecution under this Act may be commenced without
Masters of the Supreme Court
substituted for that of 'Chief Clerk in 1897. Under the present system there are three sets of Chancery Chambers, each with four Masters and attached to two judges. The duties of the Masters are to hear summonses … the Chancery Division who have succeeded to the position and powers of the Chief Clerks of the Chancery judges, the title of 'Master of the Supreme Court' having been substituted for that of 'Chief Clerk in 1897.
House of Lords
House of Lords, a constituent part of Parliament, being composed of the lords spiritual and temporal. The upper chambers of British parliament, of which the 11 member judicial committee provides judge who serve as the final court … the appellate jurisdiction was restored. In difficult cases the House of Lords may obtain the opinions of the judges; for a recent instance of this, see Allen v. Flood, 1898 AC 1. As to the trial of
Solicitor
magistrates at petty sessions and quarter sessions where there is no bar, in County Courts, at Arbitrations, at Judges' Chambers, Coroners' Inquests, Under Sheriffs' and Secondaries' Courts, and in the Court of Bankruptcy. the Law Society is Registrar
Special pleaders
of an inn of Court who devote themselves mainly to the drawing of pleadings, and to attending at judge's chambers. If not called to the Bar, as was in former times (when many special pleaders practised as
Taxation of costs
them [s. 66 (5)] The Taxing Master's Certificate can be reviewed by application within fourteen days to a judge in chambers [(English) R.S.C. Ord. LXV., r. 27 (41)], but there is no further appeal except by leave
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