Word: atkin
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...have seen, it is the simplest in form and procedure." There are no formal or lengthy " briefs," although there is a printed summary of the essential facts and the legal points involved, which is called " the case." The arguments are often inordinately prolix. Mr. Beck quoted Lord Justice Atkin as saying:" English counsel too often speak for an hour without coming within hailing distance of the point in case...