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&lt;p style="text-indent:2em;"&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-indent:2em;"&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-indent:2em;"&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt;
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              <text>LCO 6/1582 via Landscapes of Injustice.</text>
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