Court of Exchequer

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The Court of Exchequer was a historic English royal court primarily responsible for managing the Crown’s revenue and later exercising broader judicial functions in common law.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English royal court
common law court
court of record
abolishedBy Judicature Acts
surface form: Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873

Judicature Acts
surface form: Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1875
alsoKnownAs Court of Exchequer
surface form: Court of Exchequer at Westminster

Court of Exchequer
surface form: Exchequer of Pleas
appliedLaw English common law
authorityDerivedFrom Kingdom of England
surface form: English Crown
buildingType courtroom within Westminster Palace complex
country Kingdom of England
developedFrom medieval Exchequer system
dissolutionDate 19th century
existedFrom medieval period
function hearing common law civil actions
hearing revenue disputes involving the Crown
hadMember King’s Bench
surface form: Barons of the Exchequer
handled cases involving Crown revenue
disputes between subjects framed as affecting Crown revenue
headedBy Chief Baron of the Exchequer
historicalRole central institution of royal finance
major common law court alongside King’s Bench and Common Pleas
influenced development of English financial law
development of English procedural law
jurisdiction England
Wales
languageOfRecord English
Latin
Law French
legalStatus superior court of record
location Palace of Westminster
surface form: Westminster Hall
mergedInto Court of Exchequer self-linksurface differs
surface form: Exchequer Division of the High Court of Justice

High Court of Justice of England and Wales
surface form: High Court of Justice
originatedFrom Treasurer of the Household
surface form: royal household Exchequer
oversaw assessment of certain taxes and duties
collection of royal debts
partOf royal courts at Westminster
primaryFunction management of Crown revenue
procedure used legal fictions to extend jurisdiction to ordinary civil disputes
used writs to bring cases before the court
relatedTo Court of Common Pleas
Court of King’s Bench
secondaryFunction exercise of common law jurisdiction
subdivision Exchequer of Account
Court of Exchequer self-linksurface differs
surface form: Exchequer of Pleas

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English law hasHistoricalOrigin Court of Exchequer
Lord High Treasurer seat Court of Exchequer
Henry I of England introducedInstitution Court of Exchequer
this entity surface form: Exchequer of England
Court of Common Pleas distinctFrom Court of Exchequer
Court of Exchequer alsoKnownAs Court of Exchequer
this entity surface form: Court of Exchequer at Westminster
Court of Exchequer alsoKnownAs Court of Exchequer
this entity surface form: Exchequer of Pleas
Court of Exchequer subdivision Court of Exchequer self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Exchequer of Pleas
Court of Exchequer mergedInto Court of Exchequer self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Exchequer Division of the High Court of Justice
Judicature Acts replaced Court of Exchequer
Crown of England associatedWithInstitution Court of Exchequer
this entity surface form: Exchequer of England
Chief Justice of the Common Pleas partOf Court of Exchequer
this entity surface form: Westminster courts of common law
Chief Justice of the Common Pleas seeAlso Court of Exchequer
this entity surface form: Exchequer of Pleas
The Reports associatedWith Court of Exchequer
King’s Bench concurrentWith Court of Exchequer
King’s Court developedInto Court of Exchequer
The Queen’s Remembrancer historicalAssociation Court of Exchequer
subject surface form: Queen’s Remembrancer
The Queen’s Remembrancer historicalAssociation Court of Exchequer
subject surface form: Queen’s Remembrancer
this entity surface form: Exchequer of Pleas
Exchequer Court of Canada namedAfter Court of Exchequer
this entity surface form: Court of Exchequer (United Kingdom)
Sir James Eyre jurisdiction Court of Exchequer
Common Bench distinguishedFrom Court of Exchequer
Exchequer of Account relatedTo Court of Exchequer
Chief Baron of the Exchequer partOf Court of Exchequer
Chief Baron of the Exchequer positionHeldIn Court of Exchequer
Chief Baron of the Exchequer authorityOver Court of Exchequer
this entity surface form: barons of the Exchequer