CO129-190 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [10-12] — Page 273

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than that the practice of this Court would thus be working in the same lines as that which prevails in England, accumulated experiences in England promulgated in the reports there would then be the rules for this Court which is left to grope its way without light from the great luminaries in England it happily has to guide it as to great legal principles. But the maxim "quieta movere" is especially applicable to rules of practice, therefore on the whole I do not advocate this change.

John Smale.

Dec. 27th

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than that the practice of this Court would thus be working in the same lines as that which prevails in England, accumulated experiences in England promulgated in the reports there would then be the rules for this Court which is left to grope its way without light from the great luminaries in England it happily has to guide it as to great legal principles. But the maxim "quieta movere" is especially applicable to rules of practice, therefore on the whole I do not advocate this change. John Smale. Dec. 27th
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than that the practive of this Court

would thus be working

lines.

a s

07.2

the same

arr d

the

prevail in England,

accumulated experiences in England: promulgated in the reports there

would

a.d

then be the rules for this Court which is

220v

left to grope it's

way

without light from

#

to

the great luminaries in England

niceties

lvi

new

it happily has to

practice, light which

quide

de it

as to great

"quieta

legal principles. But the maxim

77 fr

movere is especially applicable to

rules of practice, then fore

L

the

whole I do not advocate this ch.

-cate this change.

I have so

5df John Smale.

270

Dec.

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