Courts of Great Sessions in Wales
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The Courts of Great Sessions in Wales were regional superior courts, modeled on the English assizes, that handled serious civil and criminal cases in Wales from the 16th to the 19th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Courts of Great Sessions in Wales canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court system
ⓘ
former court ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
County of Monmouth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Principality of Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| basedOn | English assizes ⓘ |
| country | Wales ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1830 ⓘ |
| endTime |
1830
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Laws in Wales Act 1542
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Laws in Wales Acts 1535–1542 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | English common law ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
chancery matters
ⓘ
debt actions ⓘ ejectment ⓘ felonies ⓘ trespass ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Great Sessions for North Wales
ⓘ
Great Sessions for South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Sessions for the County of Monmouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1542 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
serious civil cases
ⓘ
serious criminal cases ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
Welsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalForm | superior court ⓘ |
| location |
Beaumaris
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brecon NERFINISHED ⓘ Caernarfon NERFINISHED ⓘ Cardiff NERFINISHED ⓘ Carmarthen NERFINISHED ⓘ Flint NERFINISHED ⓘ Haverfordwest NERFINISHED ⓘ Mold NERFINISHED ⓘ Presteigne NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruthin NERFINISHED ⓘ Swansea NERFINISHED ⓘ Welshpool NERFINISHED ⓘ Wrexham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
legal system of England and Wales
ⓘ
legal system of Wales ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Court of Great Sessions in Chester
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
assize courts of England and Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ assizes ⓘ |
| startTime | 16th century ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Court of Common Pleas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Court of Exchequer NERFINISHED ⓘ Court of King’s Bench NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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