Tu the Bar Council's statement utlabed inthe "Morons Post ith regard to counsel appearing caves before Judges who. are ie, fathers oF none relative ie'vas declared that the Council adhered to their decision of 1803- cerning the. practice Courts, "That report Since the trial the appellant's advisers Ind received "a: letter fom x tuan named Tlalpin, who said that Sadler's mother wae ister, and. that there. doubt" that there. was insanity the family. The writer gave several instances. Counsel sug: gested that if evidence had been awollable ould material have affect the minds of the and he asked their Lord: Ships to exercise the powers they Postessed (o substitute a apeciat verdict for thi of the jury on the fresh evidence, August, 1805, a complaint The Lord Chiot Justice said the was made tothe council with re-Home "Secretary had power to order an examination of the a
his father, and the Council have, ure Practising before rence the sou of "Gounty fused, and that power' wan not therefore, considered the question that "Court he functions of in any way interfered
of members of the Dar practising that Court' wore quite different fore" their fathers in local from the functions of the ome Courts. 'The Council find that Secretary, and it did not in the there have ten several cases. least follow' that, tocanse "that which members of the Tar, being Court found itself unable to r6- sons of County Court Judges, Yerso the verdict of the jury the have for a time practised habit= Home Secretary would not, be ually in their fathers' Courts, but able to take m certain course. No-in most of the eases the gentlemen thing prevented Sadler's advisors in question, in deference to. pro-from putting: the material at their practice. disposal fully before the Home The Bar Committee in 1801 passed a resolution discouraging counsel said that in his sab. the practice, in consequence of mission the verdict of the ju which a barrister requested the wan against the weight of evid-advice of Sir Richard. Webster, ence. "The proper verdict would the Attorney-General, as. have been "Guilty, but insane." Peactising in his father's Courts, and deference to the Attorney: the Crosen, the Court dismissed Without calling on counsel for
advice the barrister dis. the appeal.
roed such practice.
'The Tord Chict ustio, in giv 'The Council entirely agree with ing judgment," ssid the. proper the course thus taken. 'They' are aalconvenfent,"eouran. wae. for punters of the kind fo be brought othe. attention of the Home course of a general Grice and thrirdeeftion was upon Practice to accept brief ina.
2 totally diferent plane from the Court of which his father or other relat the matter, was bound to tak. withthe Tegal asped tat Court" con.
to devote himself to Bo far na that tribunal war con:
that Court. Tt is al-Corned it was not possible to. Jo inevitable that partially han ipmion the ap he will be suspected, al-
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