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...
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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...
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English law, conditional fees were controversial, especially in the Swynfen will case, as they were held to offend ancient prohibitions against champerty...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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was summoned to perform a baptism. Two godfathers were chosen: Samuel Swynfen, a physician and graduate of Pembroke College, and Richard Wakefield, a...
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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...
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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...
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