The Swynfen (or Swinfen) will case was a series of English trials over the will of Samuel Swynfen that ran from 1856 to 1864 and raised important questions[which...

obviate the risks to the public, particularly after the scandal of the Swynfen will case (1856–1864). However, the principles are relevant to modern contingent...

English law, conditional fees were controversial, especially in the Swynfen will case, as they were held to offend ancient prohibitions against champerty...

at the bar, being instructed in many causes célèbres including the Swynfen will case and Cardinal Newman's criminal prosecution for his libel of Giacinto...

the case and won a conviction after a twelve-day trial, again demonstrating his skill with forensic science. The Hopwood will case (1855). The Swynfen will...

than to take the lead. In 1856 Cresswell sat in the Swynfen will case, the case of a contested will that generated extensive satellite litigation including...

Admiral Swynfen Thomas Carnegie (8 March 1813 – 29 November 1879) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Fourth Naval Lord. Swynfen Thomas Carnegie...

was summoned to perform a baptism. Two godfathers were chosen: Samuel Swynfen, a physician and graduate of Pembroke College, and Richard Wakefield, a...

It is a Grade II* listed building. The Hall was built in 1757 by Samuel Swynfen to a design by architect Benjamin Wyatt (father of James Wyatt), and remained...

of St Mary's to perform a baptism. Two godfathers were chosen, Samuel Swynfen, a physician and graduate of Pembroke College, Oxford, and Richard Wakefield...