Cases British Supreme Court for China
robert hart, defendant in von gumpach v hart
the court tried cases of descriptions, time applying english law in china, japan , korea, including murder trials before juries, divorce cases, commercial disputes, trademark , passing off claims, habeas corpus applications , cases of petty theft. of cases have been posted online macquarie university. official case reports can found in north china herald supreme court , consular gazette. cases other consular courts in shanghai published in north china herald.
some famous cases included:
a defamation claim brought baron von gumpach against robert hart, chief inspector of chinese maritime customs, went judicial committee of privy council;
the trial in 1908 of ernest bethell, proprietor of korean daily news sedition against japanese government of korea defamation claim brought bethell, in 1908, against north china herald;
a habeas corpus application, in 1939, on behalf of 4 chinese held british officials in tianjin wanted japanese authorities in china murder; and
the trial, in 1897, in british court japan of edith carew arsenic poisoning of husband in yokohama.
^ colonial cases: china , japan . macquarie university.
^ von gumpach v. hart . 22 march 1870.
^ hart v van gumpach [1873] ukpc 9, (1872) 9 moo pc ns 241 (28 january 1873), p.c. (on appeal china , japan)
^ north china herald, 27 june 1908 pp825-828
^ times, 14 august 1939
^ death of mr. w.r.h. carew. inquest. [and proceedings & trial murder, h.b.m s court japan, 1897] . japan gazette. 1897.
^ book has been written on case: whittington-egan, molly. murder on bluff: carew poisoning case. neil wilson publishing. isbn 1-89778452-x.
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