The Law Reports (Chancery Division)
[1959] Ch 368
[CHANCERY DIVISION]
In re
HASTINGS (No. 3).
1959 March 5,
6.
Vaisey and Harman JJ.
Habeas Corpus
— Criminal cause or matter
— Successive applications
— Refusal of applications by Queen's Bench Divisional Court
— Application renewed to Chancery Divisional Court
— Based on same evidence and same grounds
— Whether court entitled to entertain application
— Applications to different judges of same Division
—
Habeas Corpus Act, 1679 (31 Car. 2, c. 2), s. 2
—
Habeas Corpus Act, 1816 (56 Geo. 3, c. 100), ss. 3, 6
—
Supreme Court of Judicature Act, 1873 (36 & 37 Vict. c. 66), ss. 3, 46
—
Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act, 1925 (15 & 16 Geo. 5, c. 49), ss. 1, 63.
High Court
— Jurisdiction
— Divisional Court
— Jurisdiction of judge to reserve point for its consideration
—
Supreme Court of Judicature Act, 1873, s. 46.
High Court
— Division
— Judge of High Court
— Assignment to particular Division
— Divisions not separate courts.