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Bullman – the legal case “Bullman & Ramsey”

'Ah, Ramsey--a precious seedy-looking customer. "Well, sir," says old Fogg, looking at him very fierce--
you know his way-- "well, Sir, have you come to settle?" "Yes, I have, sir," said Ramsey, putting his hand in
his pocket, and bringing out the money, "the debt's two pound ten, and the costs three pound five, and
here it is, Sir;" and he sighed like bricks, as he lugged out the money, done up in a bit of blotting-paper.
Old Fogg looked first at the money, and then at him, and then he coughed in his rum way, so that I knew
something was coming. "You don't know there's a declaration filed, which increases the costs materially,
I suppose," said Fogg. "You don't say that, sir," said Ramsey, starting back; "the time was only out last
night, Sir." "I do say it, though," said Fogg, "my clerk's just gone to file it. Hasn't Mr. Jackson gone to
file that declaration in Bullman and Ramsey, Mr. Wicks?" Of course I said yes, and then Fogg coughed
again, and looked at Ramsey. "My God!" said Ramsey; "and here have I nearly driven myself mad, scraping
this money together, and all to no purpose." "None at all," said Fogg coolly; "so you had better go back
and scrape some more together, and bring it here in time."

Charles Jarrott 1914 to 1919
Josiah Bayley 1924 to 1935
F W Smith CBE 1938 to 1962
L C Hart 1962 to 1986
Mike F Traxton 1987 to 1999
Brian Vandervilt 2001 to present
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Fogg – Mrs Bardell’s attorney

“There was something so impressive in the mute astonishment with which each man regarded his
neighbour, and every man regarded Mr. Pickwick, that all seemed afraid to speak. The silence was at
length broken by Mr. Tupman. 'Dodson and Fogg,' he repeated mechanically. 'Bardell and Pickwick,' said
Mr. Snodgrass, musing. 'Peace of mind and happiness of confiding females,' murmured Mr. Winkle, with
an air of abstraction. 'It's a conspiracy,' said Mr.Pickwick, at length recovering the power of speech; 'a
base conspiracy between these two grasping attorneys, Dodson and Fogg. Mrs. Bardell would never do it;
she hasn't the heart to do it;--she hasn't the case to do it. Ridiculous--ridiculous.' 'Of her heart,' said
Wardle, with a smile, 'you should certainly be the best judge. I don't wish to discourage you, but I
should certainly say that, of her case, Dodson and Fogg are far better judges than any of us can be.'
'It's a vile attempt to extort money,' said Mr. Pickwick.”

A.Hauxwell 1874 to 1879
T.Shaw 1880 to 1892
William R. Clarke 1909 to 1925
A S Stewart 1937 to 1939
F L Cyprien 1941 to 1957
M F Brandon 1962 to 1970
F Bliss 1971 to 1973
Brian J Chapman 1973 to 2009
Jim Gillan 2010 to present