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Stockdale v Hansard

Stockdale v. Hansard
CourtQueen's Bench
Full case name John Joseph Stockdale v. James Hansard, Luke Graves Hansard, Luke James Hansard, and Luke Henry Hansard
Decided31 May 1839
Citation(1839) 9 Ad & Ell 96; 112 ER 1112; [1839] EWHC QB J21
TranscriptTranscript of judgment at bailii.org
Case history
Prior actionStockdale v. Hansard (1837) 3 St. Tr. (N.S.) 723
Subsequent action
Court membership
Judges sitting
Case opinions
Denman CJ; Littledale, Patteson and Coleridge JJ

Stockdale v Hansard (1839) 9 Ad & El 1 is a United Kingdom constitutional law case in which the Parliament of the United Kingdom unsuccessfully challenged the common law of parliamentary privilege, leading to legislative reform.


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