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County Courts

(s. 91). Appeals now lie to the Court of Appeal instead of the Divisional Court. (English) Administration of Justice (Appeals) Act, 1934 (c. 40), s. 2, and by County Courts Act, 1934, s. 90. Any party dissatisfied

Contumace capiendo

same to the Court of Chancery, whereupon a writ de contumace capiendo issues from the High Court of Justice (Chancery Division), 2 & 3 Wm. 4, C. 93; 3 & 4Vict. c. 93, and Clergy Discipline Act,

Code

Criminal Code (Indictable Offences) Bills was submitted to Parliament in 1878. This Bill, which was drawn by Mr. Justice Stephen when at the Bar, was referred to a Royal Commission. After the Report of the Commissioners the

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Commissioners, Perpetual

s. 81 of the (English) Judicature Act, 1881, proper persons were appointed such Commissioners by the Lord Chief Justice of England from time to time. The (English) Law of Property Act, 1925, s. 167, has abolished the

Cognitionibus mittendis

Cognitionibus mittendis, an abolished writ to a Justice of the Common Pleas, or other who has power to take a fine, who having taken the fine

Collateral warrants

with warranty, this was collateral to the elder brother. The whole doctrine of collateral warranty is repugnant to justice; and even its technical grounds are so obscure that the ablest legal writers are not agreed upon the

Collatione facta uni post mortem alterius

Collatione facta uni post mortem alterius, a writ directed to justices of the Common Pleas, commanding them to direct their writ to a bishop, for the admitting a clerk

Comity of Nations

the silence of any positive rule affirming or denying or restrain-ing the operation of foreign laws, courts of justice presume the tacit adoption of them by their own government, unless repugnant to its policy or prejudicial to

Commission of the Peace

Commission of the Peace, issues under the Great Seal for the appointment of justices of the peace in a form settled in 1590, which continues with little alteration at the present day.

Commissioners for Oaths

The (English) Commissioners for Oaths Act, 1891, allows persons to take oaths before commissioners for oaths instead of justices of the peace, in matters arising under the (English) Pawnbrokers Act, 1872, and other Acts therein mentioned.

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