R v Skinner Lofft

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
Date1772
CourtObsolete Court (UK)
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2 cases
  • Al Jaber and Others v Mitchell and Others
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 30 Julio 2021
    ... ... century case of Cutler v Dixon 4 Co Rep 14b and was articulated, for example, by Lord Mansfield in the 1772 decision of The King v Skinner 98 ER 529 (at 530) in the following terms: “neither party, witness, counsel, jury, or Judge, can be put to answer, civilly or ... ...
  • Jones v Kaney
    • United Kingdom
    • Supreme Court
    • 30 Marzo 2011
    ...suit for perjury. In striking out the claim as disclosing no cause of action Lord Goddard CJ cited the statement of Lord Mansfield in R v Skinner (1772) Lofft 55 that "neither party, witness, counsel, jury, or judge, can be put to answer, civilly or criminally, for words spoken in office". ......

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