Re Clifford and O'Sullivan

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
Date1921
Year1921
CourtHouse of Lords
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  • Singapore Improvement Ordinance (1927), an application for a writ of prohibition and
    • Malaysia
    • Court of Appeal (Malaysia)
    • Invalid date
  • (Kelly and Others) v Maguire and O'Sheil
    • Ireland
    • King's Bench Division (Irish Free State)
    • 28 Febrero 1923
    ...grant a writ of prohibition directed to persons who, without any lawful authority, purport to act as a Court. Clifford v. O'Sullivan ([1921] 2 A. C. 570) applied. And where, there being no right or duty in the Tribunal to decide a matter —its assumption of authority is illegal from the be......
  • Oh Keng Seng; PP
    • Malaysia
    • Federal Court (Malaysia)
    • Invalid date
  • Carr v Atkins
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 13 Mayo 1987
    ...so, the matter is criminal. This is the true effect of the "two conditions" formulated by Viscount Cave in In re Clifford and O'Sullivan [1921] 2 AC 570, 580.' So Viscount Simon LC is saying precisely the same thing. Habeas corpus as such cannot be a criminal cause or matter; it is either n......
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