Crown proceedings
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Crown proceedings are legal actions in which the state, represented by the Crown, is a party in civil or criminal matters within common law jurisdictions.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Crown Proceedings Act 1947 | 1 |
| Crown Proceedings Act 1950 | 1 |
| Crown proceedings canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1249288 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Crown proceedings Context triple: [the Crown, partyTo, Crown proceedings]
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Crown in Right of Ontario
The Crown in Right of Ontario is the legal embodiment of the Canadian monarch as the head of state for the province of Ontario, forming the basis of its executive, legislative, and judicial authority.
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B.
courts of the United Kingdom
The courts of the United Kingdom are the judiciary bodies that apply and interpret the law across England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, including both lower courts and higher appellate courts such as the Supreme Court.
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C.
Crown in right of British Columbia
The Crown in right of British Columbia is the legal embodiment of the provincial state and the monarchy in the Canadian province of British Columbia, holding ownership of public lands and exercising governmental authority through its institutions.
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Court of King’s Bench
The Court of King’s Bench was a senior common law court in England that handled major criminal and civil cases and exercised supervisory authority over other courts and colonial charters.
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E.
Judicature Acts
The Judicature Acts were a series of 19th-century reforms that reorganized the English court system by merging common law and equity courts into a unified Supreme Court of Judicature.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Crown proceedings Target entity description: Crown proceedings are legal actions in which the state, represented by the Crown, is a party in civil or criminal matters within common law jurisdictions.
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A.
Crown in Right of Ontario
The Crown in Right of Ontario is the legal embodiment of the Canadian monarch as the head of state for the province of Ontario, forming the basis of its executive, legislative, and judicial authority.
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B.
courts of the United Kingdom
The courts of the United Kingdom are the judiciary bodies that apply and interpret the law across England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, including both lower courts and higher appellate courts such as the Supreme Court.
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C.
Crown in right of British Columbia
The Crown in right of British Columbia is the legal embodiment of the provincial state and the monarchy in the Canadian province of British Columbia, holding ownership of public lands and exercising governmental authority through its institutions.
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D.
Court of King’s Bench
The Court of King’s Bench was a senior common law court in England that handled major criminal and civil cases and exercised supervisory authority over other courts and colonial charters.
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E.
Judicature Acts
The Judicature Acts were a series of 19th-century reforms that reorganized the English court system by merging common law and equity courts into a unified Supreme Court of Judicature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
common law doctrine
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legal proceeding ⓘ public law concept ⓘ |
| aimsTo | balance state functions with individual rights ⓘ |
| appliesIn |
Australia
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Canada ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ other Commonwealth realms ⓘ |
| canResultIn |
damages awards against the state
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declaratory relief against the state ⓘ injunctive relief against public authorities ⓘ |
| concerns |
enforcement of public duties
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liability of the state ⓘ rights of individuals against the state ⓘ |
| currentlyCharacterizedBy | expanded rights to sue the state ⓘ |
| developedFrom | petition of right procedure ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | private civil proceedings between individuals ⓘ |
| hasDoctrinalBasisIn | the Crown as legal embodiment of the state ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionType |
civil
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criminal ⓘ |
| hasPartyRole |
Crown as defendant
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Crown as plaintiff ⓘ |
| hasProceduralFeature |
limitations on execution against state property
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special service and notice requirements ⓘ statutory time limits for claims ⓘ |
| historicallyCharacterizedBy | limited ability to sue the Crown ⓘ |
| involvesParty |
the Crown
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the state ⓘ |
| involvesRepresentationBy | Attorney General or equivalent law officer ⓘ |
| isBasedOn | sovereign immunity principles ⓘ |
| isModifiedBy | statutory waivers of immunity ⓘ |
| isRegulatedBy |
Crown proceedings
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Crown Proceedings Act 1947
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| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| mayInclude |
contract claims against the state
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judicial review of executive action ⓘ recovery of debts owed by the state ⓘ tort claims against the state ⓘ |
| recognizes | Crown can be sued in its own courts ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
administrative law
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public law ⓘ sovereign immunity ⓘ state liability ⓘ |
| subjectTo | statutory exceptions and immunities ⓘ |
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Subject: Crown proceedings Description of subject: Crown proceedings are legal actions in which the state, represented by the Crown, is a party in civil or criminal matters within common law jurisdictions.
Referenced by (3)
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