high court (of justice)
111Court of Appeal, Her Majesty's — Formerly, the chief appellate tribunal of England. It was established by the judicature acts of 1873 and 1875, and invested with the jurisdiction formerly exercised by the court of appeal in chancery, the exchequer chamber, the judicial committee …
112Court of Probate — The Court of Probate was created by the Court of Probate Act 1857, which transferred the jurisdiction of the ecclesiastical courts in testamentary matters to the new court so created. The Judge of the Court of Probate also presided over the Court …
113Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes — The Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes was created by the Matrimonial Causes Act 1857, which transferred the jurisdiction of the ecclesiastical courts in matters matrimonial to the new court so created. The Judge Ordinary of the Court for… …
114Court of Common Pleas — In English law, one of the four superior courts at Westminster, which existed up to the passing of the judicature acts. It was also styled the Common Bench . It was one of the courts derived from the breaking up of the aula regis, and had… …
115Court of Common Pleas — In English law, one of the four superior courts at Westminster, which existed up to the passing of the judicature acts. It was also styled the Common Bench . It was one of the courts derived from the breaking up of the aula regis, and had… …
116Court of Exchequer — /kort av ekschekar/ In English law, a very ancient court of record, set up by William the Conqueror as a part of the aula regis, and afterwards one of the four superior courts at Westminster. It was, however, inferior in rank to both the king s… …
117Court of Exchequer — /kort av ekschekar/ In English law, a very ancient court of record, set up by William the Conqueror as a part of the aula regis, and afterwards one of the four superior courts at Westminster. It was, however, inferior in rank to both the king s… …
118court of king's bench — or court of queen s bench Usage: usually capitalized C&K&B&Q : a former superior court presided over by the sovereign of England and following his person and now forming the King s Bench or Queen s Bench Division of the High Court of Justice… …
119court of king's bench — A court which was formerly the supreme English common law court, but later became a department of the high court of justice. In a reign of a queen, the same court is called the court of queen s bench …
120court of appeal — 1. or court of appeals : a court hearing appeals from the decisions of lower courts compare appellate, court of first instance 2. usually capitalized C&A : an appellate court usually exercising final jurisdiction over civil cases in England and… …
