360:
502:
533:
33:
139:
and
England and the law of partnership, which had as its result the Companies Act of 1862. It was he who, during the sitting of this commission, suggested the addition of the word limited to the title of companies that sought to limit their liability, in order to prevent the obvious danger to persons
159:, in evasion of the spirit of the act creating the appointment, was appointed; and in 1876 he was raised to the court of appeal, where he sat until the autumn of 1881. As a judge, he was a great favourite of the Bar, due to his kindness and good humour, as well as his efficient dispatch of business.
80:
He was the eldest son of George
Bramwell (1773–1858), a partner in the banking firm of Dorrien, Magens, Dorrien, & Mello; his mother Harriet is said to have been a woman of great strength of character, who attained the age of 96. Bramwell was born on 12 June 1808 in Finch Lane, Cornhill. At 12
279:
holding that an individual cannot escape a contractual term by failing to read the contract, but that a party wanting to rely on an exclusion clause must take reasonable steps to bring it to the attention of the customer; Bramwell dissenting the decision of
291:
200:-born businessman and his wife Charlotte Holling, by whom he had two daughters, Jane who lived until 1915, and Emma who died in infancy. He was married secondly in 1861 to Martha Sinden (died 1889). His younger brother, Sir
512:
204:(1818–1903), was a well-known consulting engineer and expert witness. The judge once joked that witnesses could be divided into four categories: "liars, damned liars, expert witnesses and, of course, there's brother Fred".
548:
167:
Upon his retirement, announced in the long vacation of 1881, twenty-six judges and a huge gathering of the bar entertained him at a banquet in the Inner Temple hall. In
December of the same year, he was raised to the
460:
684:
135:, and the Inner Temple elected him a bencher; he had ceased to be a member of Lincoln's Inn in 1841. In 1853 he served on the royal commission to inquire into the assimilation of the mercantile laws of
719:
699:
119:. The result was the Common Law Procedure Act, 1852. In 1851 Bramwell was made a Q.C., and in 1853 he served on the commission whose inquiries resulted in the Companies Act, 1862.
674:
339:
553:
156:
679:
659:
151:, he was made a member of the judicature commission. In 1871 he was one of the three judges who refused the seat on the judicial committee of the
85:, his contemporary on the home circuit and his colleague in the court of exchequer. On leaving school he became a clerk in his father's bank.
689:
227:
664:
112:
143:
As a queen's counsel, Bramwell enjoyed a large and steadily increasing practice, and in 1856 he was knighted and raised to the bench as a
214:
709:
128:
694:
669:
591:
581:
571:
521:
331:
267:
61:
48:
611:
714:
38:
32:
181:
68:
207:
At all times Lord
Bramwell had been fond of controversy and controversial writing, and he wrote constant letters to
213:
over the signature B. (he also signed himself at different times
Bramwell, G. B. and L. L.). He joined in 1882 the
108:
704:
81:
years old he was sent to the Palace school in
Enfield, kept by Dr. George May, where he was the school-fellow of
100:
in May 1838. He joined the home circuit, acquired a substantial junior practice, and built a good reputation.
570:
144:
259:
103:
In 1850, Bramwell was appointed a member of the common law procedure commission, the other members being
148:
235:
17:
307:
654:
649:
272:
82:
323:
104:
88:
In 1830, having married his first wife, Bramwell decided to enter the law, and became the pupil of
315:
445:
251:
217:, and some of his writings after that date took the form of pamphlets published by that society.
201:
132:
243:
116:
276:
193:
440:
376:
Per fess Ermine and Azure a pale counterchanged three griffins segreant one and two Argent.
93:
624:
643:
544:
539:
506:
152:
89:
359:
285:
97:
300:
296:
44:
576:
516:
281:
557:. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 418–419.
292:
The
Household Fire and Carriage Accident Insurance Company (Limited) v Grant
209:
197:
136:
169:
596:
505: This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
538:
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
31:
370:
Two lions’ gambs in saltire Or supporting a sword in fess Proper.
140:
trading with them in ignorance of their limitation of liability.
196:
in 1830 to Jane (died 1836), daughter of Bruno Silva, a wealthy
192:
He was musical and fond of sports. He married twice: firstly in
177:
180:, a title that became extinct on his death. He was elected a
423:
421:
419:
417:
415:
295:(1878–79) LR 4 Ex D 216 – Contract law concerning the "
685:
Members of the
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
299:", and containing an important dissenting judgment by
720:
Peers of the United
Kingdom created by Queen Victoria
402:
400:
353:
Coat of arms of George
Bramwell, 1st Baron Bramwell
57:
George William Wilshere Bramwell, 1st Baron Bramwell
176:, of Hever in the County of Kent, from his home in
72:(12 June 1808 – 9 May 1892), was an English judge.
700:Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
595:
549:Bramwell, George William Wilshere Bramwell, Baron
340:Mogul Steamship Co Ltd v McGregor, Gow & Co
8:
675:Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
607:
358:
351:
147:. In 1867, with Mr. Justice Blackburn and
572:"Bramwell, George William Wilshere"
427:
406:
396:
332:The Bank of England v Vagliano Brothers
92:. After practising for some years as a
18:George William Wilshere, Baron Bramwell
352:
43:Judge Bramwell as caricatured by Spy (
228:Blyth v Birmingham Waterworks Company
7:
215:Liberty and Property Defence League
117:Mr. (afterwards Mr. Justice) Willes
25:
592:Bramwell, George William Wilshere
513:Bramwell, George William Wilshere
586:. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
582:Dictionary of National Biography
531:
526:. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
522:Dictionary of National Biography
500:
96:he was called to the bar by the
461:"Library and Archive Catalogue"
449:. 7 February 1882. p. 486.
660:People from the City of London
303:, who wished to dispose of it.
268:Parker v South Eastern Railway
1:
612:Peerage of the United Kingdom
690:Fellows of the Royal Society
680:19th-century King's Counsel
665:19th-century English judges
182:fellow of the Royal Society
736:
511:Stephen, Herbert (1901). "
239:(1858) 1 E1. & E1. 295
710:Exchequer Division judges
622:
617:
610:
569:Stephen, Herbert (1901).
27:English judge (1808–1892)
695:Barons of the Exchequer
670:Lord Justices of Appeal
554:Encyclopædia Britannica
484:The New Extinct Peerage
145:Baron of the Exchequer
53:
603:. London: P. S. King.
35:
598:Employers' liability
273:English contract law
105:Chief Justice Jervis
83:William Fry Channell
715:Lawyers from London
482:L. G. Pine (1972).
354:
263:(1875) LR 10 Ex 330
260:Pattinson v Luckley
247:(1860) 3 B&S 62
231:(1856) 11 Ex Ch 781
172:, taking the title
446:The London Gazette
255:(1868) LR 3 HL 330
252:Rylands v Fletcher
202:Frederick Bramwell
157:Sir Robert Collier
149:Sir John Coleridge
54:
638:
637:
388:
387:
327:(13 App. Cas. 20)
319:(14 Cox C. C. 84)
277:exclusion clauses
244:Bamford v Turnley
236:Warlow v Harrison
16:(Redirected from
727:
705:Knights Bachelor
608:
604:
602:
587:
584:(1st supplement)
574:
558:
537:
535:
534:
527:
524:(1st supplement)
504:
503:
488:
487:
479:
473:
472:
470:
468:
457:
451:
450:
437:
431:
425:
410:
404:
362:
355:
311:(L. R. 3 Ex. 95)
308:Ryder v Wombwell
131:made Bramwell a
71:
66:
21:
735:
734:
730:
729:
728:
726:
725:
724:
640:
639:
628:
590:
568:
565:
547:, ed. (1911). "
543:
532:
530:
510:
501:
492:
491:
481:
480:
476:
466:
464:
463:. Royal Society
459:
458:
454:
439:
438:
434:
426:
413:
405:
398:
393:
350:
223:
190:
184:the same year.
165:
133:Queen's counsel
125:
113:Sir A. Cockburn
94:special pleader
78:
64:
60:
52:
42:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
733:
731:
723:
722:
717:
712:
707:
702:
697:
692:
687:
682:
677:
672:
667:
662:
657:
652:
642:
641:
636:
635:
630:
625:Baron Bramwell
621:
615:
614:
606:
605:
588:
564:
563:External links
561:
560:
559:
545:Chisholm, Hugh
528:
490:
489:
474:
452:
432:
430:, p. 419.
411:
395:
394:
392:
389:
386:
385:
384:
383:
380:
377:
374:
371:
368:
363:
349:
346:
345:
344:
336:
328:
324:Stonor v Fowle
320:
312:
304:
288:
264:
256:
248:
240:
232:
222:
219:
189:
186:
174:Baron Bramwell
164:
161:
129:Lord Cranworth
124:
123:Silk and bench
121:
77:
74:
51:, January 1876
36:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
732:
721:
718:
716:
713:
711:
708:
706:
703:
701:
698:
696:
693:
691:
688:
686:
683:
681:
678:
676:
673:
671:
668:
666:
663:
661:
658:
656:
653:
651:
648:
647:
645:
634:
631:
627:
626:
620:
616:
613:
609:
601:
599:
593:
589:
585:
583:
578:
573:
567:
566:
562:
556:
555:
550:
546:
541:
540:public domain
529:
525:
523:
518:
514:
508:
507:public domain
499:
498:
497:
496:
485:
478:
475:
462:
456:
453:
448:
447:
442:
436:
433:
429:
428:Chisholm 1911
424:
422:
420:
418:
416:
412:
408:
403:
401:
397:
390:
381:
378:
375:
372:
369:
366:
365:
364:
361:
357:
356:
347:
342:
341:
337:
334:
333:
329:
326:
325:
321:
318:
317:
313:
310:
309:
305:
302:
298:
294:
293:
289:
287:
283:
278:
274:
270:
269:
265:
262:
261:
257:
254:
253:
249:
246:
245:
241:
238:
237:
233:
230:
229:
225:
224:
220:
218:
216:
212:
211:
205:
203:
199:
195:
187:
185:
183:
179:
175:
171:
162:
160:
158:
154:
153:Privy Council
150:
146:
141:
138:
134:
130:
122:
120:
118:
114:
110:
106:
101:
99:
95:
91:
90:Fitzroy Kelly
86:
84:
75:
73:
70:
63:
58:
50:
46:
40:
34:
30:
19:
632:
623:
619:New creation
618:
597:
580:
552:
520:
495:Attribution:
494:
493:
483:
477:
465:. Retrieved
455:
444:
435:
407:Stephen 1901
338:
330:
322:
316:R v Bradshaw
314:
306:
290:
286:Baggallay LJ
271:2 CPD 416 –
266:
258:
250:
242:
234:
226:
208:
206:
191:
188:Private life
173:
166:
142:
126:
109:Baron Martin
102:
98:Inner Temple
87:
79:
56:
55:
29:
655:1892 deaths
650:1808 births
577:Lee, Sidney
517:Lee, Sidney
441:"No. 25069"
382:Diligenter
301:Bramwell LJ
297:postal rule
76:Early years
49:Vanity Fair
45:Leslie Ward
644:Categories
629:1882–1892
391:References
373:Escutcheon
282:Mellish LJ
198:Portuguese
163:Retirement
335:(1891) AC
221:Judgments
210:The Times
155:to which
39:Exchequer
633:extinct
594:(1880).
467:15 March
194:New York
137:Scotland
127:In 1851
579:(ed.).
542::
519:(ed.).
509::
170:peerage
600:
536:
515:". In
115:, and
575:. In
379:Motto
367:Crest
343:AC 25
67:
65:,
47:) in
37:"The
469:2012
348:Arms
284:and
178:Kent
551:".
275:on
69:FRS
646::
443:.
414:^
399:^
111:,
107:,
62:PC
59:,
486:.
471:.
409:.
41:"
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
