In the matter of Van Gelder's Patent (1888), 6 Rep. Pat. Cas. 28
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At common law, the Attorney-General is, when he is exercising his functions as an officer of the Crown, in no case that I know of a Court in the ordinary sense.
— Charles Bowen, Baron Bowen
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About Charles Bowen, Baron Bowen
Charles Synge Christopher Bowen, Baron Bowen QC, PC (1 January 1835 – 10 April 1894) was an English judge.
About Charles Bowen, Baron Bowen
Charles Synge Christopher Bowen, Baron Bowen QC, PC (1 January 1835 – 10 April 1894) was an English judge.
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