Sir George Jessel

“I may be wrong, but I never have any doubts.”

“The Court is not to legislate, but to construe the Act of Parliament.”

“It is the duty of the Court, and the practice of the Court, so far as possible, to get rid of technicalities and decide cases according to the rights of the parties.”

“Where a man does an act which may be rightfully performed, he cannot say that that act was intentionally and in fact done wrongly.”

“If there is one thing which more than another public policy requires it is that men of full age and competent understanding shall have the utmost liberty of contracting, and that their contracts when entered into freely and voluntarily shall be held sacred and shall be enforced by Courts of justice.”

“It is not the duty of a court of justice to be astute to find out ways in which the object of an Act of Parliament may be defeated.”

“Arguments of convenience are apt to be slippery.”