Proceedings in Courts of Justice Act 1730

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The Proceedings in Courts of Justice Act 1730 is a British statute that mandated the use of English instead of Law French and Latin in court proceedings, making the legal system more accessible to the general public.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of Great Britain
British statute
appliesTo court proceedings
pleadings
records of courts
country Kingdom of Great Britain
field law
hasEffectOn court records
legal pleadings
practice of lawyers in court
impact contributed to the decline of Latin in English legal proceedings
contributed to the decline of Law French in legal practice
increased comprehensibility of court proceedings for laypeople
jurisdiction England
Wales
languageOfText English
legalStatus historical statute
legalSystem English law
partOf history of the English legal system
purpose to make the legal system more accessible to the general public
to mandate the use of English in courts of justice
to replace Latin in court proceedings
to replace Law French in court proceedings
replacedLanguage Latin
Law French
requiredLanguage English
shortDescription Act requiring the use of English in court proceedings instead of Law French and Latin
subjectMatter language of legal proceedings
timePeriod 18th century

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Law French legalStatusChangedBy Proceedings in Courts of Justice Act 1730