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" He had before stated to their lordships—but surely of that it was scarcely necessary to remind them—that an advocate, in the discharge of his duty, knows but one person in all the world, and that person is his client To save that client by all means... "
Report of the West Virginia Bar Association: Including Proceedings of the ... - Page 87
by West Virginia Bar Association - 1898
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Proposed Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ..., Volume 4

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice - Law - 1994 - 208 pages
...pending amendments. D. Disclosure is inconsistent with the adversary system and the work product doctrine [A]n advocate, in the discharge of his duty, knows...all hazards and costs to other persons, and, among them, to himself, is his first and only duty * * *.42 The adversary nature of civil litigation in this...
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Proposed Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ..., Volume 4

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice - Law - 1994 - 198 pages
...amendments. D. Disclosure is inconsistent with the adversary system and the work product doctrine IA in advocate, in the discharge of his duty, knows but...all hazards and costs to other persons, and, among them, to himself, is his first and only duty * * *.43 The adversary nature of civil litigation in this...
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Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: Hearing Before the ...

United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration - Law - 1994 - 488 pages
...amendments. D. Disclosure Is Inconsistent With the Adversary System and the Work Product Doctrine. [AJn advocate, in the discharge of his duty, knows but...by all means and expedients, and at all hazards and costi to other persons, and, among them, to himself, is his Qrst and only duty . . . .* The adversary...
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Skadden: Power, Money, and the Rise of a Legal Empire

Lincoln Caplan - Business & Economics - 1994 - 370 pages
...with total commitment. The classic statement of this view was made by Lord Henry Brougham in 1820: "An advocate, in the discharge of his duty, knows...in all the world, and that person is his client." Few lawyers think much about this logic day-to-day, but when they contemplate it, many routinely apply...
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Diversity and Citizenship: Rediscovering American Nationhood

Gary J. Jacobsohn, Susan Dunn - Political Science - 1996 - 156 pages
...century, it can be found in almost any contemporary American examination of professional responsibility: An advocate, in the discharge of his duty, knows but...and at all hazards and costs to other persons, and, amongst them, to himself, is his first and only duty; and in performing this duty he must not regard...
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The Lawyer's Calling: Christian Faith and Legal Practice

Joseph G. Allegretti - Law - 1996 - 156 pages
...client." The hired gun mentality is expressed in a famous quotation from Lord Brougham in the 1820s: "[A]n advocate, in the discharge of his duty, knows but one person in the world, and that person is his client. To save that client by all means and expedients, and at all...
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Making Medical Spending Decisions: The Law, Ethics, and Economics of ...

Mark A. Hall - Medical - 1997 - 326 pages
...occurred in Lord Brougham's 1820 defense of Queen Caroline against King George IV's charge of adultery: "An advocate, in the discharge of his duty, knows...client. To save that client by all means and expedients, ... he must not regard the alarm, the torments, the destruction which he may bring upon others. Separating...
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Beyond the Adversarial System

Helen Stacy, Michael Lavarch - Adversary system (Law) - 1999 - 196 pages
...often-quoted rhetoric seems uniquely appropriate in the context of criminal defence. 'An advocate . . . knows but one person in all the world, and that person...and at all hazards and costs to other persons, and, amongst them, to himself, is his first and only duty'." Thesis 5: For similar reasons, non-accountable...
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Modern Litigation and Professional Responsibility Handbook: The Limits of ...

William H. Fortune, Richard H. Underwood, Edward J. Imwinkelried - Law - 2001 - 818 pages
...In his defense of Queen Caroline in 1820, Lord Brougham reportedly reminded the House of Lords that an advocate, in the discharge of his duty, knows but...expedients, and at all hazards and costs to other persons . . . is his first and only duty.2 '' Poly Software Intl. Inc. v. Yu Su, 880 F. Supp. 1487, 1491-1494...
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A Question Of Intent: A Great American Battle With A Deadly Industry

David Kessler - Business & Economics - 2001 - 518 pages
...back almost two centuries, to Caroline of Brunswick's battle for the right to become Queen of England. 'An advocate, in the discharge of his duty, knows...in all the world, and that person is his client," declared the barrister who defended her despite a widespread belief that she was guilty of adultery....
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