Common Bench
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Common Bench is a historical English common law court formally known as the Court of Common Pleas, which primarily handled civil disputes between private individuals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Common Bench canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
common law court
ⓘ
royal court of justice ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Court of Common Pleas
ⓘ
surface form:
Common Pleas
Court of Common Bench ⓘ |
| archivalMaterialsHeldAt |
The National Archives, Kew
ⓘ
surface form:
The National Archives (Kew)
|
| authorityDerivedFrom |
Kingdom of England
ⓘ
surface form:
English Crown
|
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| courtType | civil court ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Curia Regis ⓘ |
| distinctiveFeature | focus on disputes between private parties rather than Crown matters ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Court of Exchequer
ⓘ
King’s Bench ⓘ
surface form:
King's Bench
|
| establishedInPeriod | 12th century ⓘ |
| existedUntil | 19th century ⓘ |
| formalName | Court of Common Pleas ⓘ |
| hadMembers | puisne justices ⓘ |
| handledMatters |
actions between subject and subject
ⓘ
civil litigation ⓘ common pleas ⓘ |
| heardAppealsFrom | local and manorial courts ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
Justice of the Court of Common Pleas (England)
ⓘ
surface form:
major central court for civil litigation in medieval and early modern England
|
| influenced |
development of English contract law
ⓘ
development of English property law ⓘ development of English tort law ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | England ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord |
English
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ Law French ⓘ |
| legalSpecialization |
covenant actions
ⓘ
debt actions ⓘ real property disputes ⓘ trespass on the case ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English common law ⓘ |
| legalTradition | adversarial system ⓘ |
| location | Westminster Hall ⓘ |
| mergedInto |
High Court of Justice of England and Wales
ⓘ
surface form:
High Court of Justice
|
| operatedUnderMonarchs |
House of Hanover
ⓘ
surface form:
Hanoverian dynasty
House of Plantagenet ⓘ
surface form:
Plantagenet dynasty
House of Stuart ⓘ
surface form:
Stuart dynasty
Tudor dynasty ⓘ |
| partOf | central royal courts at Westminster ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerTitle | Chief Justice of the Common Pleas ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | hearing civil disputes between private individuals ⓘ |
| recordType | plea rolls ⓘ |
| successor |
Queen's Bench Division
ⓘ
surface form:
High Court of Justice, Queen's Bench Division
|
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