Sir Frederick Pollock, 1st Baronet Quotes (11 quotes)

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“International law, like the moral law, is part of the law of England, but only to the extent that the Courts will not help those that break it.”

Sir Frederick Pollock, 1st Baronet

Attorney-General v. Sillem and others, "The Alexandra " (1864), 12 W. R. 258.

“In criminal cases you always begin by proving the corpus delicti, and then connect the prisoner with it.”

Sir Frederick Pollock, 1st Baronet

Queen v. Bernard (1858), 8 St. Tr. (N. S.) 922.

“Arguments from the American statute are not of much force, because Englishmen are not bound to know it.”

Sir Frederick Pollock, 1st Baronet

Attorney General v. Sillem and others (1864). The Alexandra, 12 W. R. 261.

“You need not cite cases that are familiar.”

Sir Frederick Pollock, 1st Baronet

Reg. v. Baldry (1852), 5 Cox, C. C. 525.

“The rule is this: that wherever there is a decision of a Court of concurrent jurisdiction, the other Courts will adopt that as the basis of their decision, provided it can be appealed from. If it cannot be appealed from, then they will exercise their own judgment.”

Sir Frederick Pollock, 1st Baronet

Leech v. North Staffordshire Railway Co. (1860), 29 L. J. M. C. 155.

“In a perfectly new case—a case altogether primae impressionis—I think the Judges are bound to hold fast to the principles of the common law—to remember the maxim, "Salus reipublicae suprema lex," and if the condition be really in principle against the public good, to pronounce it in their judgment void.”

Sir Frederick Pollock, 1st Baronet

Brownlow v. Egerton (1854), 23 L. J. Rep. Part 5 (N.S.) Ch. 382.

Sir Frederick Pollock, 1st Baronet Quotes

“I remember Lord Eldon saying to counsel, " You have told us how far the cases have gone, will you now tell us where they are to stop?" I think it is now time that we should say where the cases are to stop.”

Sir Frederick Pollock, 1st Baronet

Phillips v. Briard (1856), 4 W. R. 487.

“Judges are philologists of the highest order.”

Sir Frederick Pollock, 1st Baronet

Ex parte Davis (1857), 5 W. R. 523.

“You have no right, for the purpose of justifying a libel, to inquire into a man's life and opinions.”

Sir Frederick Pollock, 1st Baronet

Derby v. Ouseley (1856), 4 W. R. 464.

“Circumstantial evidence only raises a probability.”

Sir Frederick Pollock, 1st Baronet

Reg. v. Rowton (1865), 13 W. R. 437.

“The Crown cannot ever be prejudiced by the misconduct or negligence of any of its officers.”

Sir Frederick Pollock, 1st Baronet

Reg. v. Renton (1848), 2 Exch. Rep. 220.

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