JUDGES’ QUARREL

Hokitika Guardian, 27 May 1932, Page 5

JUDGES’ QUARREL

OX It'S 'i’ll I>EAT TO RESIGN. I United Press Association— My Electro Telegraph.—Copyright.)

LONDON, May 25

Lord San key hns heen asked to act ;)S peacemaker between Mr Justice Mc- ( ■ardie and Em d Justice Serutton. The iii*i Llt-r was raised at yesterday's Cab-

in,-l meeting. '-l-ho ■'Daily Herald" slates Air Ju,s,;n. .Met! i rdic's resignation has now been delinitelv deferred. Taking a seal in the Court o Appeal, tlic* Master of (lie Rolls declared: ‘•As president of tbe court and with the approval <n my colleagues. 1 cU'Siro 1(1 na,hirin the dalles of judges, and to conform wit'n the tradition and Die tire of taking tbe notes necessary to enable a case to be laid P‘"»P«‘rly ;iml suffisicnlly before the Higher Court. A breach of ll > tradition would he serious inroads on the right of suitors desiring cases to be board before (be 1 i'd’or tribunal. Without such assist.imaa Court o" Appeal sui'ors would be ' place,! „■ « sc'ions disadx autage ” Resu.inmr bis scat on Hie Hencli. Justice MeC.irdie said: “In deleiemv io |be Master of (lie Rolls, I deem it. inv .hitv to loyally follow bis request,. Therefore, if an appeal is heard on Ibis, or a subsequent ' ' vl " s "' 3 ' plv a cmiv «f my notPs in accordance with flu' existing practice, 'l'l.a interest s of litigants must he considered apart from oilier matters.