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Conway v. Rimmer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 January 2025

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Footnotes

1

[1968] 2 W.L.R. 998 (House of Lords). The House consisted of Lord Reid, Lord Morris of Borth-y-Gest, Lord Hodson, Lord Pearce and Lord Upjohn.

References

2 Merricks v. Nott-Bower [1965] 1 Q.B. 57; In re Grosvenor Hotel, London (No. 2) [1965] Ch. 1210; Wednesbury Corporation v. Ministry of Housing and Local Government [1965] 1 W.L.R. 261.

3 Conway v. Rimmer [1967] 1 W.L.R. 1031, 1033-1034.

4 Ibid. 1034.

5 Loc. cit.

6 The Times, 29 February 1968.

7 [1942] A.C. 624.

8 Ellis v. Home Office [1953] 2 Q.B. 135; Broome v. Broome [1955] P. 190.

9 Practice Statement (Judicial Precedent) [1966] 1 W.L.R. 1234.

10 Loc. cit.

11 [1967] 1 W.L.R. 1031, 1037.

12 [1968] 2 W.L.R. 998, 1020.

13 [1931] A.C. 704. 14 [1968] 2 W.L.R. 998, 1011.

14 [1968] 2 W.L.R. 998, 1011.

15 Ibid 1011. 1037-1038.

16 Ibid. 1041.

17 [1956] S.C. (H.L.) 1.

18 [1942] A.C. 624, 636.

19 Ibid. 642.

20 197 H.L. Deb. 741 ff. (6 June 1956) ; later slightly amended by a further statement by. Lord Kilmuir L.C., 237 H.L. Deb. 1191 (8 March 1962). 21 [1968] 2 W.L.R. 998, 1007.

21 Ibid. 1014-1015.

23 Ibid. 1042.

24 Ibid. 1045.

25 Ibid. 1016.

26 (1967) 86 W.N. (Pt 2), (N.S.W.) 222, 232.

27 Subsequently the Court ordered production of all five documents.

28 [1967] 1 W.L.R. 1031, 1041.

29 (1860) 5 H. & N. 838.

30 [1968] 2 W.L.R. 998, 1031.

31 Hennessy v. Wright (1888) 21 Q.B.D. 509 ; Asiatic Petroleum Company Ltd v. Anglo-Persian Oil Co. Ltd [1916] 1 K.B. 822; Spigelmann v. Hocken (1933) 50 T.L.R. 87; Robinson v. State of South Australia [No. 2] [1931] A.C. 704; Queensland Pine Co. Ltd v. Commonwealth of Australia [1920] St. R. Qd. 121.

32 [1968] 2 W.L.R. 998, 1052.

33 Ex parte Attorney-General; Re Cook (1967) 86 W.N. (Pt 2), (N.S.W.) 222.

34 [1968] 2 W.L.R. 998, 1019.

35 (1967) 86 W.N. (Pt 2) (N.S.W.) 222, 227.

36 (1966) 67 S.R. (N.S.W.) 1.

37 (1967) 86 W.N. (Pt 2) (N.S.W.) 222.

38 Supra n. 20.

39 [1968] 2 W.L.R. 998, 1006.

40 Lord Lyndhurst's judgment in Smith v. The East India Company (1841) 1 Ph. 50; Pollock C.B. in Beatson v. Skene (1860) 5 H. & N. 838.

41 [1968] 2 W.L.R. 998, 1040-1041.