Sentence examples for common law courts from inspiring English sources

An equilibrium between the courts was eventually reached, but the result was three common law courts (the Exchequer of Pleas, Common Pleas and King's Bench) with near-identical jurisdictions.

But the size and case disposition capacity of the common law courts remained remarkably stagnant.

Sam's thesis critiques the limitation principle of discoverability as it has been invoked by common law courts in cases of mistake of law.

The most important role for government and the common law courts was to give the articles of association legal force, which made private contracting easier.

His doctoral thesis critiques the limitation principle of discoverability as it has been invoked by common law courts in cases of mistake of law.

One hundred years ago many pollution problems were resolved by disputes among private citizens before common law courts.

Initially, the common-law courts interpreted the conditions in mortgages strictly.

This occasioned many jurisdictional disputes between it and the judges of the common-law courts.

It was abolished in 1641, and most of its jurisdiction was absorbed by the common-law courts in 1660.

The early Admiralty court appears to have used much the same procedure as that used by the common-law courts.

In the 15th and 16th centuries the Admiralty court gradually acquired jurisdiction over many commercial and other cases properly belonging to the common-law courts.