Anderson v Gorrie

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
Date1895
CourtCourt of Appeal
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  • BHLB Trustee Berhad v HSBC (Malaysia) Trustee Berhad
    • Malaysia
    • High Court (Malaysia)
    • 1 Enero 2006
  • Beatty v Rent Tribunal
    • Ireland
    • Supreme Court
    • 21 Octubre 2005
    ...judge by Kelly C.J. in Scott v. Stansfield (1868) LR 3 Exch 220 at 223; and to a colonial judge by Lord Esher MR in Anderson v. Gorrie [1895] 1 Q.B. 668 at 671." 15 It is necessary to make two observations about that passage. It is not dealing with judges acting outside their jurisdiction a......
  • X v The Transcription Agency LLP
    • United Kingdom
    • King's Bench Division
    • 9 Mayo 2023
    ...immunity of judges from civil liability, is a hallmark of a democratic society and has long been recognised by the common law. In Anderson v Gorrie [1895] 1 Q.B. 668, pp.670–671, Lord Esher M.R. explained the principles underpinning judicial immunity: “The ground alleged from the earliest ......
  • Re McC. (A Minor)
    • United Kingdom
    • House of Lords
    • 22 Noviembre 1984
    ...verdict", and thereupon proceed to pass a sentence of imprisonment, he could be sued for trespass. But, as Lord Esher M.R. said in Anderson v. Gorrie [1895] 1 Q.B. 668, at p. 670: "… the question arises whether there can be an action against a judge of a court of record for doing something ......
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  • Preliminary Sections
    • Nigeria
    • DSC Publications Online Nigerian Supreme Court Cases. 1985. Part I Preliminary Sections
    • 22 Noviembre 2022
    ...Tijani v. Secretary Southern Nigeria (1921) 2 A.C. 399. 664 645 Amudipe v. Arijodi (1978) 2 L.R.N. 128. ....... 16 Anderson v. Gorrie (1895) 1 Q.B. 668. Anderson v. Mooney (1907) Victorian Law Report 623 at 631. ....... 16 Anderson's Pty Ltd v. Victoria (1964) 111 C.L.R. 353. 489 Andrew Oba......
  • Courts 2
    • Nigeria
    • DSC Publications Online Sasegbon's Laws of Nigeria. Volume 6: Part II Courts 2
    • 27 Junio 2016
    ...one of the superior Courts for a judicial act, though it be alleged to have been done maliciously and corruptly. See Anderson v. Gorrie (1895) 1 Q.B 668 at 671. In Sirros v. Moore (1974) 3 All E.R. 776 Lord Denning, M.R. said at pages 781-782: “Ever since the year 1613, if not before, it ha......

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