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Evans v Bartlam
[1937] AC 473
Key Principle
An appeal from a master to a judge in chambers is a rehearing afresh; the judge exercises an independent discretion and is not confined to reviewing for error.
Area of Law
Civil Procedure — appeals from masters / set aside
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