It is a strong presumption that that which never has been d… - William Henry Ashurst

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It is a strong presumption that that which never has been done cannot by law be done at all.

William Henry Ashurst

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William Henry Ashurst (1725–1807) was an English judge.

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Alternative Names: Sir William Henry Ashurst • Sir William Henry Ashhurst

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Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough John Holt Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon Charles Bowen, Baron Bowen John Bayley

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