Quote#Wisdom
At common law, the Attorney-General is, when he is exercising his…
Quote byCharles Bowen, Baron Bowen · 1831–1894
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: In the matter of Van Gelder's Patent (1888), 6 Rep. Pat. Cas. 28.
English (original)
At common law, the Attorney-General is, when he is exercising his functions as an officer of the Crown, in no case that I know of a Court in the ordinary sense.
— Charles Bowen, Baron Bowen
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