Smith v Selwyn

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
CourtCourt of Appeal
Year1914
Date1914

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58 cases
  • Carlisle v Orr
    • Ireland
    • Court of Appeal (Ireland)
    • 19 June 1917
    ...or necessarily charge a felony, and that the Court, in the exercise of its discretion, ought not to stay proceedings. Smith v. Selwyn, [1914] 3 K. B. 98, distinguished. Notice of Motion on the part of the defendant for an order that all proceedings in the action be stayed on the ground that......
  • Panton v Financial Institutions Services Ltd (Jamaica)
    • Jamaica
    • Court of Appeal (Jamaica)
    • 25 October 2001
    ...judgment of Langrin, J.A. and agree with his conclusion and reasons therefor. 2 It is only necessary for me to add, for emphasis that Smith v. Selwyn [1914–15] All E.R. (Reprint) 224 should not be followed in this jurisdiction. Instead, the dicta of Carey, J.A. in Bank of Jamaica v. Dextra ......
  • Todd v Smith; Todd v Burgess
    • Bermuda
    • Court of Appeal (Bermuda)
    • 20 January 1994
    ...— Application to stay claims refused by Supreme Court judge — Appeal against decision of Supreme Court judge Selwyn v SmithELR [1914] 3 KB 98 The Tasmania (1890) 15 AC 223 Wells v AbrahamELR (1872) LR 7 QB 554 Mr. K. White (Messrs Cox & Wilkinson) for the Appellant. Mr. J. Pachai (Messrs Ap......
  • Chevalier v Attorney-General and Another
    • Trinidad & Tobago
    • Court of Appeal (Trinidad and Tobago)
    • Invalid date
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2 books & journal articles
  • Recovering the Loot through Civil Action: Lessons from the Jamaican Financial Sector Crisis
    • Jamaica
    • Risky Business: Perspectives on Corporate Misconduct Part Two
    • 21 July 2010
    ...and should provide guidance to legal practitioners and those engaged in corporate governance in this jurisdiction and beyond. Notes1. [1914] 3KB 98.2. Per Swinfen Eady, L.J. 3. [2003] UKPC 86.4. Paragraph 7.5. Paragraph 11.6. SCCA 110 of 2000, delivered October 25, 2001 – unreported.7. Ibid......
  • The Police and the Law
    • United Kingdom
    • Sage Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles No. 8-3, July 1935
    • 1 July 1935
    ...has been prosecuted or a reasonable excuse shownfor not prosecuting him.Thisprinciple, which was dis-cussed inthecase of Smith v. Selwyn (1914), 3K.B.98,is based ontheideathatpublic justice must be done beforeprivate remedies are pursued.Itis a logical applicationofthenotion underlying what......