There was an ancient Roman lawyer, of great fame in the history of Roman jurisprudence, whom they called Cui Bono, from his having first introduced into judicial proceedings the argument, "What end or object could the party have had in the act with which he is accused." Edmund Burke
Public policy requires that some hardship should be suffered by individuals rather than that judicial proceedings should be held in secret. William Brett, 1st Viscount Esher
A course of precedents and judicial proceedings in Courts of justice make the law: it would be endless to cite cases upon it. A course of practice for a few years has been held to controul an Act of Parliament. John Eardley Wilmot