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The records of the case were discovered in the Public Record Office (then in Chancery Lane, now part of the National Archives) in 1909 by the Shakespeare scholar Charles William Wallace and published by him in the October 1910 issue of Nebraska University Studies. The importance of this minor case is that Shakespeare was a material witness in ...
Shakespeare's restored house on Henley Street in Stratford-upon-Avon, now open to the public as Shakespeare's Birthplace. John Shakespeare (c. 1531 – 7 September 1601) was an English businessman and politician who was the father of William Shakespeare. Active in Stratford-upon-Avon, he was a glover and whittawer (leather worker) by trade.
In the preface to Bleak House, Dickens cites two Chancery cases as special inspirations, one of which was a "friendly suit": . At the present moment (August 1853) there is a suit before the court which was commenced nearly twenty years ago, in which from thirty to forty counsel have been known to appear at one time, in which costs have been incurred to the amount of seventy thousand pounds ...
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The People of the State of California v. Superior Court (Smith, 2009) and The People of the State of California v. Superior Court (Smith, 2010). While case citations generally follow Bluebook, references to other sources — especially sources that are not legal authorities — often use another style.
Earl of Oxford's case (1615) 21 ER 485 is a foundational case for the common law world, that held equity (equitable principle) takes precedence over the common law.. The Lord Chancellor held: "The Cause why there is Chancery is, for that Mens Actions are so divers[e] and infinite, that it is impossible to make any general Law which may aptly meet with every particular Act, and not fail in some ...
Everet v Williams [1725] (also known as the "Highwayman's Case") is an English court case dating back to 1725, regarding the enforceability of contracts to commit crimes. In this case, the contract was to share the spoils of armed robbery , which the court refused to uphold.
Bryan Andrew Garner (born November 17, 1958) is an American legal scholar and lexicographer.He has written more than two dozen books about English usage and style [1] such as Garner's Modern English Usage for a general audience, and others for legal professionals.