A great deal of difficulty has been caused in the administration of the law, and particularly of the common law, by decisions in which technical rules have been formulated which were not true-that is, were not in accordance with the facts of the case. (William Brett, 1st Viscount Esher)

A great deal of difficulty has been caused in the administration of the law, and particularly of the common law, by decisions in which technical rules have been formulated which were not true-that is, were not in accordance with the facts of the case.

William Brett, 1st Viscount Esher

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