Breach of duty: a disappearing element of the action in negligence? by Goudkamp, J

“…This conventional understanding was embraced by Lord Simons, delivering the advice of the Privy Council in Overseas Tankship (UK) Ltd. v Morts Dock & Engineering Co. …”

'A wall of defence unto this realm?' William Cecil, conformity and the state in early Elizabethan England by Gajda, A

“…The article concludes by analysing the Privy Council’s attempts to secure the closer conformity of the magistracy to the religious settlement by subscription. …”

Burden of proof in criminal proceedings in Malaysia: a review / Khairul Azman Kamaluddin by Kamaluddin, Khairul Azman

“…It is not the intention of the writer to limit the scope on the subject to Malaysian Jurisdiction only since the decision in other common law countries like Ceylon and India have in fact upon appeal to the Privy Council had its effect in the Malaysian cases. …”
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The limitations of the right to be heard in disciplinary proceedings against public servants in Malaysia: an infringement of the fundamental liberties under Article 5 and Article 8... by Zukiferee Ibrahim

“…Since 1976, despite the Privy Council’s decision in Najar Singh’s case, the right to be heard particularly on its expansion to the right of oral hearing in disciplinary proceedings against public servants in Malaysia has become an ongoing challenge. …”
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Extending The Scope Of Proprietary Remedies To Recovery Of Pure Profits From Successful Investment Of Bribes: The Endgame In Lister V Stubbs by Hingun, Mohsin, Mohd Sulaiman, Aiman Nariman

“…The harsh reality of the rule produced an unfair outcome to the claimant and the Privy Council refused to apply it in Attorney-General for Hong Kong v Reid [1994] 1 AC 324. …”
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Towards Malaysian common law: convergence between indigenous norms and common law methods by Shuaib, Farid Sufian

“…Physical judicial autonomy obtained by severance of appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council should be followed by substantive autonomy by severing the umbilical cord to English law. …”
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Reading, religion and politics c.1630-1685: Lord Robartes and the Library at Lanhydrock House by Aldred, SE

“…It places the consultation of books and manuscripts, often works of speculative and academic theology, at the heart of the day-to-day business of government and shows that the decisions Lord Robartes took in Parliament, or in the numerous committee and Privy Council meetings he attended, were the result of lengthy processes of research.…”

Károly Pál Pálffy and the Dear “Familia” by Anna Fundárková

“…His descendants obtained the highest offices in Hungary—Pál Pálffy (1592–1653) became chief justice and palatine—and filled important positions in the Imperial Court in Vienna (Pál Pálffy became a member of the Privy Council). In the first half of the eighteenth century, the Pálffys excelled primarily in military service; however, multiple wars led to the near extinction of the male branch of the family as numerous young Pálffy men lost their lives on the battlefield. …”
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The judiciary and the political use and abuse of the law by the Caroline regime 1625-1640 by St.John-Smith, C

“…Judicial views on aspects of government policy were sought in advance and the Privy Council was used to by-pass the judges if necessary. …”

A life satisfaction approach to valuing the impact of health behaviours on subjective well-being by Yipu Shi, Craig Joyce, Ron Wall, Heather Orpana, Christina Bancej

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Suing for grace: the early modern rhetoric of petition by Veronese-Clucas, LS

“…Chapter One provides an example of real petitionary rhetoric in action in two petitions written in 1567 by John Appleyard of Bracon Ash (1529 - c.1574) to the Privy Council. The following chapters explore how early modern writers both employed, and put pressure on, the petitionary strategies Appleyard exemplifies. …”

Constructing the Caribbean Court of Justice: How Ideas Inform Institutional Choices by Joris Kocken, Gerda van Roozendaal

“…Lacking such economic drive, the other function of CCJ, which is becoming the successor of the British Privy Council as the shared regional appellate court, is still by and large withheld regional support. …”
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Some Aspects of South African Cross-Border Insolvency Relief: The Lehane Matter by Alastair David Smith

“…Initially, Steyn J recognised Lehane as the foreign trustee as though a sequestration order had been granted against Mr Dunne in terms of the Insolvency Act 24 of 1936, thus diverging from the approach taken by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in Singularis Holdings Ltd v PricewaterhouseCoopers (Bermuda). …”
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The protection of confidentiality in arbitration: balancing the tensions between commerce and public policy by Brown, Julian Christopher Patric

“…Is confidentiality an implied term as held by Potter LJ in Ali Shipping Corporation v Shipyard Trogir - an approach subsequently criticised by the Privy Council in Associated Electric and Gas Insurance Services Ltd v European Reinsurance Co of Zurich (Bermuda), where their Lordships expressed reservations about the desirability or merit in so characterising a duty of confidentiality? …”
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