| Stockdale v. Hansard | |
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| Court | Queen's Bench |
| Full case name | John Joseph Stockdale v. James Hansard, Luke Graves Hansard, Luke James Hansard, and Luke Henry Hansard |
| Decided | 31 May 1839 |
| Citation | (1839) 9 Ad & Ell 96; 112 ER 1112; [1839] EWHC QB J21 |
| Transcript | Transcript of judgment at bailii.org |
| Case history | |
| Prior action | Stockdale v. Hansard (1837) 3 St. Tr. (N.S.) 723 |
| Subsequent action | — |
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| 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.