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51 Solic. J. & Wkly. Rep. 805 (1906-1907)
October 19, 1907

handle is hein.journals/solicjo51 and id is 809 raw text is: Oct. 19, 1907. THE SOLICITORS' JOURNAL & WEEKLY REPORTER. THE SOLICITORS' JOURNAL AND WEEKLY REPORTER. Vol. 52 of THE SOLICIToS' JOURNAL AND WEEKLY REPORTER will commence on November 2nd, 1907. Annual Subscription, which must be paid In advance: 91 6s.; by post, L1 8s.; Foreign, 11 10a. 4d. Cheques payable to H. Villers. OFFICE: 27, CHANCERY LANE. The Solicitors' Journal and Weekly Reporter of October 26th will contain the completion of the Digest, including the cases reported of the fresent term. LAW REVERSIONARY INTERESI SOCIETY, LINUTED. THANET HOUSE, 231-232 STRAND, LONDON, W.C. (OPPOSITE TEE LAW GOURTS), REMOVED FROM No. 24 LINOOLN'B INN FIBLDB, W.X ESTABLISHED 1858. Capital Stock ... ... ... ... ... ... 400,000 Debenture Stock ... ... 0808,130 REVERSIONS BOUGHT. LOANk MADE THEREON. Proposal Forms and full infrsation sye had at the Scitey's Ojioe. W.OORNASH. F.I.A.. Actuary and Barefer PH(ENIX ASSURANCE CO., Ltd. 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The Solicitors' [Vol. 51.] 805 Journal and Weekly Reporter. LONDON, OCTOBER i9, 1907. *%* The Editor cannot undertake to return rejected contributions, and copies should be kept of all articles sent by writers who are not on the regular staff of the JOURNAL. All letters intended for publication must be authenticated by the name of the writer. Contents. C NT Tos.................. ...................... SEaZrna or MoNEr BY SERBIWF UNDER LGLNw.............1 FIERI FACIAs ................. COURT PAPERS....................... 82 A READING OF TEE NEW STATUTES.88 WINDING-up NOTIE ............... 818 REVIEWB ................................... . ... 810 CREDITORS' NOTIORS ..................818 LAW STUDENTS'.JOURNAL .o ...............811 BANup'cr NOTiES ................. 814 Puauo GENERAL STATUTES. Case Reported this Week. Johnson v. Pickering. Norton, Claimant................. 810 Current Topics. Grappling with the Arrears. THE LoRD Chancellor is to be congratulated upon the energy with which he is grappling with the question of arrears in the Court of Appeal and the King's Bench Division, and bringing to bear the resources of civilization. Daring the present week three Courts of Appeal have been sitting, each of the full strength of three judges. This has been rendered possible by calling in the aid of the Lord Chancellor himself, and the Presidents of the King's Bench and Probate Divisions, and by utilizing the power, given by section 4 of the Judicature Act, 1875, to summon the assistance of an ordinary judge of the King's Bench Division; the one selected being Mr. Justice BIGHAx. This would not have been necessary but for the still enforced absence of Lord Justice VAUGHAN WiLLAxMS on the Welsh Church Com- mission, in which he ought not to be engaged, and where his presence only seems to act like ginger under a mule's tail. The drain on the King's Bench Division to supply the Court of Appeal has been made good by recalling two judges from the criminal circuits, and sending two commissioners in their place - Mr. ENGLISH HARRISON, K.C., and Mr. TINDAL ATKINsoN, K.C. This arrangement, supplementing the appointment of the additional judge, Mr. Justice COLERIDGE, ought to deal effectively with the King's Bench arrears until the Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Bienix can be spared from the appeals. A more timely use of the like existing machinery a very few years back would probably have prevented the accumulations and spared the country the expense of an additional judge. But it is lamentably difficult to get officials of any sort to grapple with a difficulty by way of prevention. They prefer the Herculean task of cleaning an Augaean stable. Judicial Comments on the Criminal Appeal Act. THE Nzw rights conferred by the Criminal Appeal Act, 1907, only apply in the case of persons convicted after the 18th of April, 1908, but some of the judges have been taking advantage of the opportunities of criticism afforded by their charges to the grand jury at the assizes. A strong note of dissent was struck by GRAxTn&x, J., at the Cambridge Assizes. His lordship, it appears, attributes the Act more to the good intentions of its promoters than to their intelligence. He is reported to have intimated that juries would in future be less ready to give prisoners the benefit of the doubt, because, if they went wrong, there would still be the Court of Criminal Appeal to set the matter right. On the other hand, the increased expense of prosecutions consequent upon appeals would tend to saving a good many guilty people from prosecution altogether. It may be suggested, however, that the time for comments of this kind has gone by. The idea of criminal appeal is now embodied in the law, and it only remains to see how it will work in practice. D0ffculti% and inconveniences there may be, 51 Oct- 19, 1907-