Lord Campbell
historical figure · 2 works · 5 mentions · 6 anchored passages
Campbell · Lord Campbell's Act · Mr. Campbell
in the texts
The Law of Torts
Statesman/jurist after whom the 1846 Act compensating families of persons killed by accidents is named.
Lord Campbell’s Act:
95, if there is no personal representative of the person whose death has been caused, or if no action is brought by personal representatives within six months, all or any of the persons for whose benefit the right of action is given by Lord Campbell’s Act may sue in their own names.
1, 2), contains special provisions as to proving the offer of an apology in mitigation of damages in actions for defamation, and payment into court together with apology in actions for libel in a public print.
Lectures on the Relation between Law and Public Opinion in England
An English judge cited as an example of one belonging to the age of Benthamite liberalism.
Eldon and Kenyon belonged to the era of old toryism as distinctly as Denman, Campbell, Erle, and Bramwell belonged to the age of Benthamite liberalism.