1 10 20 https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/05ebc1b8d608f60173e6848f24de959a.pdf 45d83285ea7f13db679faca396c0232e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Administration of Justice Subject The topic of the resource Judicial Appointments Criminal Law Civil Law Description An account of the resource Documents related to the administration of justice. Royal Warrant These can be purely administrative in nature (e.g., Warrants authorizing the use of the Great Seal) or they can be substantive instruments (e.g., Warrants of appointment). They are signed by the Monarch and (usually) countersigned by a Minister of the Crown. Transcript A transcript of the document. (Sgd.) Elizabeth R Our will and pleasure is that this pass by immediate Warrant ELIZABETH THE SECOND BY THE GRACE OF GOD of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories Queen Head of the Commonwealth Defender of the Faith TO ALL TO WHOM these Presents shall come GREETING: KNOW YE that We do give and grant to Our trusty and well beloved WILLIAM ALAN MACPHERSON OF CLUNY upon whom has been conferred the Territorial Efficiency Decoration one of Our Counsel learned in the Law the Office of one of the JUSTICES OF OUR HIGH COURT To hold the same so long as he shall well behave himself therein with all wages profits and advantages due and of right belonging thereto. IN WITNESS &c. WITNESS &c. MAY IT PLEASE YOUR MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY This contains Your Majesty’s Grant of the Office of one of the Justices of Your Majesty's High Court unto William Alan Macpherson of Cluny, T. D., Q. C. Prepared by order of the Right Honourable the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain Received the 11th day of April 1983 (Sgd.) Hailsham of St Marylebone, C. Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone (Lord Chancellor) Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Black and white Royal Arms at the top. Royal name, appointee's name, and office are capitalized. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Royal Warrant - For Letters Patent Appointing a High Court Justice [1983-04-12] Subject The topic of the resource Great Seal Judicial Appointments Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II directing the Lord Chancellor to pass Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm appointing William Macpherson of Cluny as a Justice of the High Court. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Elizabeth II Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived C 83/658 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1983-04-12 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Relation A related resource <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/54/section/10">Senior Courts Act 1981</a> <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/47-48/30/section/2" title="Great Seal Act 1884">Great Seal Act 1884</a> Great Seal Justices of the High Court Lord Chancellor Monarch Statutory Power https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/613480a2eb37b27f77ffa965e2e200bd.pdf b2496aabc2f1b33f8c96557712bca21e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Administration of Justice Subject The topic of the resource Judicial Appointments Criminal Law Civil Law Description An account of the resource Documents related to the administration of justice. Royal Warrant These can be purely administrative in nature (e.g., Warrants authorizing the use of the Great Seal) or they can be substantive instruments (e.g., Warrants of appointment). They are signed by the Monarch and (usually) countersigned by a Minister of the Crown. Transcript A transcript of the document. (Sgd.) Charles R CHARLES THE THIRD by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories King Head of the Commonwealth Defender of the Faith: To Our right trusty and well beloved Counsellor Hilary James Benn one of Our Principal Secretaries of State GREETING: WE WILL AND COMMAND that under the Great Seal of that part of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland called Northern Ireland remaining in your custody you cause these Our Letters to be made forth Patent in form following: CHARLES THE THIRD by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories King Head of the Commonwealth Defender of the Faith To all to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Know Ye that We of Our especial grace have constituted and appointed and by these Presents Do constitute and appoint Our trusty and well beloved Paul Christopher McLaughlin Esquire one of Our Counsel learned in the Law to be a Judge of Our High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland To hold the same so long as he shall well behave himself therein with all rights privileges pre-eminences profits and emoluments due and of right belonging thereto Provided always and Our Will and Pleasure is that these Our Letters be enrolled in Our Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland within the six months next ensuing the date of these Our Presents In Witness &c. Witness &c. <div style="text-align:right;">Given at Our Court at Saint James’s the eleventh day of March April in the third year of Our Reign</div> BY HIS MAJESTY'S COMMAND (Sgd.) Hilary Benn (Sgd.) Shabana Mahmood Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Hilary Benn (Secretary of State for Northern Ireland) Shabana Mahmood (Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice) Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Black and white Royal Arms at the top. Royal name is capitalized and in boldface; first instance begins with a drop cap. Appointee's name and office are in boldface. Date clause has an unusual amount of handwriting. The calendar year is also omitted. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. While other Northern Ireland Warrants are quite similar to their Westminster counterparts, this one is quite different from the Warrants for the appointment of High Court Justices in England and Wales (cf. <a href="https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/594">this example</a>). Most notably, there's no docket. It's also countersigned by both the Northern Ireland Secretary and the Lord Chancellor/Secretary of State for Justice. This kind of double countersignature is rare aside from Lords Commissioners of HM Treasury (who always countersign in pairs). Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Royal Warrant - For Letters Patent Appointing a High Court Justice of Northern Ireland [2025-04-11] Subject The topic of the resource Great Seal of Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of King Charles III directing the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to pass Letters Patent under the Great Seal of Northern Ireland appointing Paul McLaughlin as a Justice of the High Court of Northern Ireland. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource King Charles III Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FOI release Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2025-04-11 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Relation A related resource <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/23/section/12A">Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Northern Ireland Justice Secretary Justices of the High Court of Northern Ireland Lord Chancellor Monarch Northern Ireland Secretary Statutory Power https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/1f3332e560a3b2223c877913dbc3c0dc.pdf 013c6803713e8efa841905cbdb3d1c68 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Administration of Justice Subject The topic of the resource Judicial Appointments Criminal Law Civil Law Description An account of the resource Documents related to the administration of justice. Royal Warrant These can be purely administrative in nature (e.g., Warrants authorizing the use of the Great Seal) or they can be substantive instruments (e.g., Warrants of appointment). They are signed by the Monarch and (usually) countersigned by a Minister of the Crown. Transcript A transcript of the document. (Sgd.) Elizabeth R Our will and pleasure is that this pass by immediate Warrant ELIZABETH THE SECOND BY THE GRACE OF GOD of Great Britain Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas Queen Defender of the Faith TO all to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Whereas Commissions of the Peace under the Great Seal have from time to time been issued by Our late dearly beloved Progenitors Queen Victoria King Edward the Seventh King George the Fifth and King George the Sixth for the Counties Liberties Boroughs and Places mentioned in the same whereby Their late Majesties assigned certain persons whose names are contained in the said Commissions and in the Schedules thereto to be Justices to keep the Peace in the said Counties Liberties Boroughs and Places with the powers authorities and privileges in the said Commissions set forth Now Know Ye that We of Our especial grace Do ordain and declare that the said Commissions of the Peace shall continue and be of as full force and effect as if We had Ourself issued the same and Our name had been substituted thereon for the name of Her late Majesty Queen Victoria or His late Majesty King Edward the Seventh or His late Majesty King George the Fifth or His late Majesty King George the Sixth AND We do hereby assign the said persons whose names are now contained in the said Commissions and the Schedules thereto or may hereafter be added to the same to be Our Justices of the Peace for the said Counties Liberties Boroughsd and Places with all the powers authorities and privileges granted by the said Commissions as fully as if We had issued new Commissions for the said Counties Liberties Boroughs and Places IN WITNESS &c. WITNESS &c. MAY IT PLEASE YOUR MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY This contains Your Majesty’s Grant a Warrant for Your Majesty’s Letters to be made Patent whereby Your Majesty is pleased to continue in force the Commissions of the Peace issued during the Reigns of Their Late Majesties Queen Victoria King Edward the Seventh King George the Fifth and King George the Sixth Prepared by order of the Right Honourable the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain Received the 7th day of February, 1952 (Sgd.) Simonds C Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Lord Simonds (Lord Chancellor) Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Pre-printed template. Black and white Royal Arms at the top. Royal name is capitalized and centered Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. Although this was signed on the second day of Queen Elizabeth II's reign, the Crown Office already had a pre-printed template with her name. However, templates using King George VI's name continued to be used with the necessary modifications. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Royal Warrant - Continuing Commissions of the Peace [1952-02-07] Subject The topic of the resource Great Seal Judiciary Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II directing the Lord Chancellor to pass Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm continuing the existing Commissions of the Peace. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Elizabeth II Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1952-02-07 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource T. Onslow Relation A related resource <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/47-48/30/section/2" title="Great Seal Act 1884">Great Seal Act 1884</a> <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/12-13-14/101/pdfs/ukpga_19490101_en.pdf">Justices of the Peace Act 1949</a> Great Seal Judicial Appointments Lord Chancellor Monarch Statutory Power https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/691ec11097dd712b054246636f255451.pdf 1802f6f36db88044af92bd67f5b5dfea Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Administration of Justice Subject The topic of the resource Judicial Appointments Criminal Law Civil Law Description An account of the resource Documents related to the administration of justice. Royal Warrant These can be purely administrative in nature (e.g., Warrants authorizing the use of the Great Seal) or they can be substantive instruments (e.g., Warrants of appointment). They are signed by the Monarch and (usually) countersigned by a Minister of the Crown. Transcript A transcript of the document. (Sgd.) Elizabeth R Our will and pleasure is that this pass by immediate Warrant ELIZABETH THE SECOND by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories Queen Head of the Commonwealth Defender of the Faith To all to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Know Ye that We of Our especial grace have constituted ordained and appointed <div style="margin-left:8em;"> Our trusty and well beloved Howard Shaw Esquire Benjamin Edward Compton Esquire Timothy Hugh Christian Taylor Esquire John Armstrong Wilson Esquire Ian Douglas Leist Esquire Mark Sutton Esquire Simon Peter Buchanan Browne Esquire Paul Simon Bogan Esquire Miss Kalyani Kaul Paul Anthony Wellington Russell Esquire Stephen William Cogley Esquire Bernard Tetlow Esquire James Frederick Drake Esquire Paul David Stinchcombe Esquire Miss Catherine Wood Theodore David Huckele Esquire David Anthony Lock Esquire Edward James Bishop Esquire Ian Douglas Lawrie Esquire Martin Anthony Hutchings Esquire Mrs. Barbara Winifred Connolly David Moore Holland Esquire William Howard Mousley Esquire Tahir Zaffar Khan Esquire James Malachi Mulholland Esquire </div>  <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"></div> Page 2 <div style="margin-left:8em;">Philip James Bennetts Esquire Miss Fiona Barton Francis Joseph Laird Esquire Manuel David Barca Esquire Nicholas David Caddick Esquire David Wallace Platt Esquire Jonathan Alexander Cameron Higgs Esquire Miss Katharine Mary Davidson Simon Patrick Drew Esquire Simon Anthony Gorton Esquire Miss Tina Gail Cook Miss Gillian Felicity Amanda Etherton Michael Magarian Esquire Ms. Sarah Georgina Plaschkes Michael Charles Duek Esquire Simon Lloyd Bickler Esquire Ms. Patricia Ann Hitchcock Richard Hugo Lyndon Morgan Esquire Miss Sarah Mary Morgan Miss Rosina Cottage Richard Paul Atkins Esquire Eason Thurai Rajah Esquire Leslie John Samuels Esquire Ms. Poonam Arjandas Melwani David Jack Price Esquire Ms. Eleanor Mary Grace Grey Adrian Francis Keeling Esquire Miss Eleanor Jane Laws Miss Sara Elizabeth Cockerill Nkumbe Ekaney Esquire Keith Farrance Morton Esquire Ms. Lisa Caterina Giovannetti Christopher George Johnston Esquire Andrew Richard Oldland Esquire Lewis Niall Power Esquire John Vincent Barry McLinden Esquire Joel Donovan Esquire Anthony Edward Orchard Esquire Jeremy Paul Weston Esquire Simon Reginald Laws Esquire Peter Charles Edward Moulson Esquire</div>  <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"></div> Page 3 <div style="margin-left:8em;">Ms. Janine Kirsty Brimelow Rex Andrew Howling Esquire Ms. Phillippa Jane Kaufmann Simon Edward Medland Esquire Rohan Anthony Pershad Esquire Ms. Jennifer Richards Miss Amanda Jane Tipples John Justin Whitting Esquire Mrs. Amanda Louise Yip Vincent John Moran Esquire Simon Csoka Esquire Gregory Jones Esquire Timothy Harper Paul Bishop Esquire Andrew Paul Dalton Walker Esquire Clive David Sheldon Esquire Ms. Alexandra Healy Javan William Herberg Esquire Jason Beer Esquire Glen Milton Davis Esquire Miss Judith Sarah Farbey Karim Asad Ahmad Khan Esquire Stewart Leech Esquire Oliver Leon Segal Esquire Andrew Edward Mitchell Esquire Christopher John Quinlan Esquire Robert Owain Philip Thomas Esquire Christopher David Wagstaffe Esquire Tim Eicke Esquire Miss Fiona Jane Parkin Nicolas Kyd Stallworthy Esquire Miss Gwynneth Frances Knowles Ali Naseem Bajwa Esquire Michael Neil Gibbon Esquire Rajiv Menon Esquire Paul Best Harris Esquire Jeremy Charles Johnson Esquire Timothy Justin Ward Esquire Andrew Mark Twigger Esquire Barry Russell Isaacs Esquire Julian Bernard Knowles Esquire</div>  <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"></div> Page 4 <div style="margin-left:8em;">Paul Anthony McGrath Esquire Timothy Francis Morshead Esquire Adam Michael Constable Esquire Ms. Sonia Tolaney Simon David Hughes Esquire Daniel Simon Suzman Jowell Esquire Alistair William Orchard MacDonald Esquire Simon Lopez Salzedo Esquire Miss Felicity Rosalind Toube Samuel Marc Grodzinski Esquire Daniel Matthew Beard Esquire Michael James Royston Ashcroft Esquire Peter John Sibley MacDonald Eggers Esquire and Richard Edward Stanley Boulton Esquire</div> to be Our Counsel learned in the Law And We have also given and granted unto them as Our Counsel aforesaid place precedence and preaudience in Our Courts next after David Hugh Southey Esquire in the order in which their names appear And We also will and grant to them full power and sufficient authority to perform do and fulfil all and every the things which any other of Our Counsel learned in the Law as Our said Counsel may do and fulfil We Will that this Our grant shall not lessen any Office by Us or by Our Ancestors heretofore given or granted In Witness &c. Witness &c. MAY IT PLEASE YOUR MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY This contains Your Majesty’s Grant during pleasure of the Office of one of Your Majesty’s Counsel learned in the Law to the one hundred and twenty persons named within Prepared by order of the Right Honourable the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain Received the 7th day of April 2011 (Sgd.) Ken Clarke C Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Kenneth Clarke (Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice) Seal Affixed Some Warrants bear a seal. None Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Printed in Times New Roman. Black and white Royal Arms at the top. Royal name is in boldface and capitalized. Appointee names are in boldface. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Royal Warrant - For Letters Patent appointing Queen's Counsel [2011-04-07] Subject The topic of the resource Great Seal Law Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II directing the Lord Chancellor to pass Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm appointing multiple individuals to be Queen's Counsel. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Elizabeth II Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived C 83/712 pt. 1 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2011-04-07 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource T. Onslow Relation A related resource <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/47-48/30/section/2" title="Great Seal Act 1884">Great Seal Act 1884</a> but the resulting Letters Patent are a prerogative instrument. Great Seal Justice Secretary Law Lord Chancellor Monarch Statutory Power Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Administration of Justice Subject The topic of the resource Judicial Appointments Criminal Law Civil Law Description An account of the resource Documents related to the administration of justice. Royal Warrant These can be purely administrative in nature (e.g., Warrants authorizing the use of the Great Seal) or they can be substantive instruments (e.g., Warrants of appointment). They are signed by the Monarch and (usually) countersigned by a Minister of the Crown. Transcript A transcript of the document. George R. Whereas John Smallwood of Our City of London Merchant hath by his Petition humbly represented unto Us in behalf of himself John Baker, Thomas Webb, Henry Baker, and Thomas Herbert Owners of the Ship Henrietta & Coker, that in Michaelmas Term in the Ninth Year of Our Reign, two several Informations were exhibited against the Petitioner in Our Court of Exchequer at the suit of the East India Company for trading within their Limits; That the said Petit[ioner] being sensible of his Error applyed to Our said Court, and obtained a Licence for the s[ai]d East India Comp[any] to compound the same and having consented to the putting a Stop to the Prosecution, the only Consideration which remains is as to Our Share of this Forfeiture, which is in Our power to remit, by ordering you to enter a Noli Prosequi upon these Informations as to Our part, and that if We shall be pleased to extend Our Mercy to the Petitioner you have no Objection against the same: We taking the Premises into Our Royal Consideration are graciously pleased to grant the Petitioner’s Request; and accordingly Our Will & Pleasure is, and We do hereby authorize & require you forthwith to enter or cause to be entered a Noli Prosequi upon the said Informations as to Our share of the said Forfeiture, and to vacate & discharge all further Prosecutions and Proceedings thereupon. And for so doing this shall be your Warrant. Given at Our Court at Kensington the 30th Day of July 1726 in the Twelfth Year of Our Reign.  By His Majesty’s Command Townshend To Our Trusty & Wellbeloved S[ir] Philip Yorke (^Knt.,) Our Attorney General. Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Viscount Townsend (Secretary of State for the Northern Department) Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. Document is a handwritten copy from the papers of the Secretaries of State. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Royal Warrant - Nolle Prosequi [1726-07-30] Subject The topic of the resource Law Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of King George I directing the Attorney General to enter a nolle prosequi in the case of John Smallwood. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource King George I Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived SP 35/62/2 f.31 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1726-07-30 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch HM Attorney General Law Monarch Northern Secretary https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/9e03038cb67c4bcd19e5cc9d6741225c.pdf 3fc1b956880ff9b5ae1d6e5a6e67af32 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Administration of Justice Subject The topic of the resource Judicial Appointments Criminal Law Civil Law Description An account of the resource Documents related to the administration of justice. Writ Writs are formal commands from the Crown. For example, Writs of Summons summon peers to Parliament. Transcript A transcript of the document. THE QUEEN V AB Let a nolle prosequi be entered in my name in the case of AB, whose proceedings at [court name] on a charge of [offence (indictment number)] currently stands adjourned, in order to discharge all further proceedings relating to AB therein AND FOR SO DOING THIS WILL BE YOUR WARRANT. HER MAJESTY’S ATTORNEY GENERAL Dated this day of 20XX Attorney General’s Office 102 Petty France London SW1H 9EA Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. Black and white Lesser Royal Arms centered at the top of the page. Warrant clause is capitalized and in boldface. Entering a nolle prosequi used to require a Royal Warrant (see the <a href="https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/159" title="Royal Warrant of King George I from 1726">Royal Warrant of King George I from 1726</a>). Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Writ - Nolle Prosequi Template [Undated] Subject The topic of the resource Law Description An account of the resource Template used for directing Crown Prosecutors to enter a nolle prosequi on behalf of HM Attorney General. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource HM Attorney General Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FOI request Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Undated, but since the Attorney General is styled 'Her Majesty's Attorney General,' it must date from before King Charles III's accession in September 2022. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource T. Onslow Criminal Law HM Attorney General https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/1d0ead6416fcc839ed5973c96ce7ce3d.pdf 75ebd5e094ebc8ecc53cfcc51355a0ca Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Administration of Justice Subject The topic of the resource Judicial Appointments Criminal Law Civil Law Description An account of the resource Documents related to the administration of justice. Royal Warrant These can be purely administrative in nature (e.g., Warrants authorizing the use of the Great Seal) or they can be substantive instruments (e.g., Warrants of appointment). They are signed by the Monarch and (usually) countersigned by a Minister of the Crown. Transcript A transcript of the document. <div style="line-height:1.8;max-width:700px;margin:auto;"> To all to whom these Presents shall come Greeting: Know Ye that We of Our especial Grace have given and granted and by these Presents do give and grant to Our trusty and well beloved AUGUSTUS ANDREWES UTHWATT Esquire the Office of one of the Justices of Our High Court of Justice To hold the same so long as he shall well behave himself therein with all wages profits and advantages due and of right belonging thereto In Witness Grant of the Office of one of the Justices of Your Majesty's High Court of Justice unto Augustus Andrewes Uthwatt Esquire </div> Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. Text is entirely handwritten. At the top is the partial text of Letters Patent appointing Augustus Uthwatt as a Justice of the High Court. King George VI's titles are missing, and the teste clause is abbreviated. At the bottom is the docket. They likely would have been entered into a pre-printed template. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Draft Royal Warrant [?] - Justice of the High Court [Undated] Subject The topic of the resource Judiciary Description An account of the resource Draft of a Royal Warrant for Letters Patent appointing Augustus Uthwatt as a Justice of the High Court. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Crown Office Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived LCO 6/1582 via Landscapes of Injustice. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Undated Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Relation A related resource <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/47-48/30/contents" title="Great Seal Act 1884">Great Seal Act 1884</a> <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo5/15-16/49/pdfs/ukpga_19250049_en.pdf" title="Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act 1925">Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act 1925</a> Crown Office Drafts Great Seal Justices of the High Court Statutory Power https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/cc8d8dffeb176f7bb6fec723b453a447.pdf 745a48fe9ad6a9f77734d4c158af428f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Administration of Justice Subject The topic of the resource Judicial Appointments Criminal Law Civil Law Description An account of the resource Documents related to the administration of justice. Miscellaneous This is used for instruments that don't fit any other categories. Text Any textual data included in the document <div style="line-height:1.8;max-width:700px;margin:auto;"> I Augustus Andrewes Uthwatt do swear by Almighty God that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King George the Sixth His Heirs and Successors according to Law I Augustus Andrewes Uthwatt do swear by Almighty God that I will well and truly serve our Sovereign Lord King George the Sixth in the office of one of the justices of His Majesty's High Court of Justice and I will do right to all manner of people after the laws and usages of this Realm without fear or favour affection or ill will. </div> Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. Printed in an italic font. Name and office are entered by hand. Transcript A transcript of the document. <div style="line-height:1.8;max-width:700px;margin:auto;"> I Augustus Andrewes Uthwatt do swear by Almighty God that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King George the Sixth His Heirs and Successors according to Law I Augustus Andrewes Uthwatt do swear by Almighty God that I will well and truly serve our Sovereign Lord King George the Sixth in the office of one of the justices of His Majesty's High Court of Justice and I will do right to all manner of people after the laws and usages of this Realm without fear or favour affection or ill will. </div> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Miscellaneous - Augustus Uthwatt's Oaths of Office [Undated] Subject The topic of the resource Judiciary Description An account of the resource Official record of Augustus Uthwatt's oaths of office as a Justice of the High Court. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Crown Office Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived LCO 6/1582 via Landscapes of Injustice. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Undated Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Oaths https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/b04970c8285f22eb95f8e3d3e3cc0a99.pdf fbd24f2de9046b6699a9a2cb3b440274 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Administration of Justice Subject The topic of the resource Judicial Appointments Criminal Law Civil Law Description An account of the resource Documents related to the administration of justice. Ministerial Submission This is a minister's formal advice to the Sovereign. Transcript A transcript of the document. <div style="line-height:1.8;max-width:700px;margin:auto;"> <div style="text-align:left;margin-bottom:1em;"> (Sgd.) Appd GRI </div> The Lord Chancellor, with his humble duty to Your Majesty, submits for Your Majesty's approval, advice, in pursuance of section 10 of the Administration of Justice (Emergency Provisions) Act, 1939, that the state of business of the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice require that the vacancy occurring among the Judges of that Division by reason of the death of The Honourable Mr. Justice Crossman should be filled. Also, in the event of Your Majesty being graciously pleased to act upon the advice, the Lord Chancellor submits for Your Majesty's approval, if You shall so please, the name of Augustus Andrewes Uthwatt to be a Judge of Your Majesty's High Court of Justice, Chancery Division. And, in the event of Your Majesty being graciously pleased to approve the appointment, the Lord Chancellor submits for Your Majesty's signature, if Your Majesty shall so please, a Warrant for the appointment of the said Augustus Andrewes Uthwatt, to be a Judge of Your Majesty's High Court of Justice, Chancery Division.  <div style="text-align:right;margin-top:1.5em;"> (pencil: x) (Sgd.) Simon C (pencil: x) </div>  <div style="text-align:left;margin-top:1.5em;"> House of Lords, 15th January, 1941. </div> </div> Signatures The person who signed the document even if there isn't a wet-ink signature. King George VI Viscount Simon (Lord Chancellor) Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Typewritten. Embossed Lesser Royal Arms at the top of the page. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. Pencil marks on either side of Viscount Simon's signature. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Submission - High Court Vacancy [1941-01-15] Subject The topic of the resource Judiciary Description An account of the resource Viscount Simon's formal advice to King George VI recommending that a successor to Mr. Justice Crossman be appointed and that Augustus Uthwatt fill the vacancy. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Viscount Simon (Lord Chancellor) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived LCO 6/1582 via Landscapes of Injustice. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1941-01-15 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant England and Wales Relation A related resource <a href="https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/101" title="Letter - High Court Vacancy">Letter - High Court Vacancy</a> <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo5/15-16/49/pdfs/ukpga_19250049_en.pdf" title="Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act 1925">Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act 1925</a> Formal Advice Judicial Appointments Lord Chancellor Monarch https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/0175f8fa985b3c2cb7771020beea8f67.pdf ad885084590e2ace27e06e29f02f970d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Administration of Justice Subject The topic of the resource Judicial Appointments Criminal Law Civil Law Description An account of the resource Documents related to the administration of justice. Letter This is used for general correspondence that doesn't fit into a specialized category (e.g., ministerial submissions). Transcript A transcript of the document. <div style="line-height:1.8;max-width:700px;margin:auto;"> <div>Page 1 <div style="text-align:right;margin-top:0.5em;">13th January, 1941.</div> My dear Hardinge, The death of Mr. Justice Crossman creates a vacancy among the judges of the Chancery Division. Under section 10 of the Administration of Justice (Emergency Provisions) Act, 1939, it is not necessary to fill the vacancy unless the Lord Chancellor advises His Majesty that the state of business requires that the vacancy should be filled. The Lord Chancellor has given very anxious consideration to the question whether he should give to His Majesty such advice as is contemplated in the section to the effect that it is desirable that the vacancy should be filled. He has reached the conclusion that he should so advise the King. Of the four judges now remaining in office, Mr. Justice Simonds is engaged practically for the whole time in work for the Ministry of Labour, and Mr. Justice Morton gives practically half his time, or somewhat more, to work connected with the Foreign Office. This leaves only Mr. Justice Farwell and Mr. Justice Bennett working full time in the Division. Mr. Justice Farwell's health is not such as to enable him to be likely to withstand any severe or prolonged strain. It is thus clear that even if, with such help as Mr. Justice Simonds and Mr. Justice Morton could give, the other two judges are able to carry on the work of the Division, they can only do so in very difficult conditions and with a grave risk that some accidental circumstance may at any time cause a congestion of work. At this moment, for example, Mr. Justice Bennett is engaged in trying a patent action which took three weeks last term and will probably require a further three weeks to finish it. In these circumstances, after taking every fact into consideration, the Lord Chancellor thinks that he </div>  <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"></div>  <div>Page 2 ought to advise His Majesty that it is desirable to fill the vacancy If the vacancy is to be filled, then the Lord Chancellor has no doubt of the name he should submit for His Majesty's pleasure. It is that of Augustus Andrewes Uthwatt. Mr. Uthwatt was born in Australia and was educated at Ballarat College, Victoria, and Balliol College, Oxford, where he gained the Vinerian Scholarship, and was called to the Bar by Gray's Inn (in which he has now completed his year as Treasurer) in 1904. In 1934 he was appointed to the office popularly known as Chancery Treasury Devil, that is to say Junior Counsel to the Treasury on the Chancery side. The Lord Chancellor has no doubt whatever that the appointment of Mr. Uthwatt would be universally welcomed by the profession and that he is still young enough to be able, if he is now appointed, to look forward to a career of great distinction upon the Bench. He is especially desirous of the opportunity of now submitting Mr. Uthwatt's name to His Majesty for appointment. The position of Treasury Devil always involves great drudgery, and during the last three years the duties of the office have been exceptionally heavy. The Lord Chancellor is anxious that Mr. Uthwatt should be relieved of them before a further prolonged spell under so heavy a burden should affect his spring and powers of work. If the King should see fit to indicate that he intends to act upon the advice tendered to him by the Lord Chancellor that the vacancy should be filled and that the name of Mr. Uthwatt, if submitted to him would meet with his approval, the Lord Chancellor will tender in a submission letter formal advice on the subject and will at the same time make a formal submission of Mr. Uthwatt's name. Yours sincerely. <div> <div>The Right Hon.</div> <div>Sir Alexander Hardinge, G.C.V.O.,</div> <div>K.C.B., M. C.</div> </div> </div> </div> Signatures The person who signed the document even if there isn't a wet-ink signature. Original would have been signed by Sir Claud Schuster (Clerk of the Crown in Chancery) Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Typewritten. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. Carbon copy? Recipient(s) Sir Alec Hardinge (Private Secretary to the King) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter - High Court Vacancy [1941-01-13] Subject The topic of the resource Judiciary Description An account of the resource Letter from Sir Claud Schuster to Sir Alec Hardinge setting out the Lord Chancellor's informal advice regarding judicial appointments. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Claud Schuster (Clerk of the Crown in Chancery) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived LCO 6/1582 via Landscapes of Injustice. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1941-01-13 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant England and Wales Relation A related resource <a href="https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/102" title="Submission - High Court Vacancy">Submission - High Court Vacancy</a> Clerk of the Crown in Chancery Informal Advice Judicial Appointments Private Secretary to the Monarch