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Cowan and Sons v Duke of Buccleuch: HL 1876

Lord Chancellor Cairns said: ‘In matters of procedure and practice, and still more in matters of discretion, and, above all, where the Judges of the Court below are unanimous as to a matter of procedure and practice, the uniform practice of your Lordships’ House has been not to differ from that opinion unless your Lordships are perfectly satisfied that it is founded upon erroneous principles.’

Judges:

Cairns LC

Citations:

(1876) 4 R (HL) 14

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedRuddy v Chief Constable, Strathclyde Police and Another SC 28-Nov-2012
The pursuer said that he had been assaulted whilst in the custody of the responder’s officers. He began civil actions after his complaint was rejected. He repeated the allegation of the assault, and complained also as to the conduct of the . .
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Litigation Practice

Updated: 28 June 2022; Ref: scu.466929

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