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  • Fleet Books

    Concept of Fleet Books Traditional meaning of fleet books [1] in the English common law history: The records of marriages performed in Fleet Prison, London, between 1686 and 1754. [rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”] Resources Notes and References Based on A concise law dictionary of words, […]

  • Family Division (Northern Ireland)

    The Family Division (Northern Ireland) Name The Family Division (Northern Ireland) is the standarized name of one of the Northern Irish Courts (see the entries in this legal Encyclopedia about court rules and procedural law for more information on some aspects of the Family Division (Northern […]

  • England And Wales Senior Courts

    Some England and Wales Senior Courts [rtbs name=”courts”]England and Wales Senior Courts include the following items: Court of Appeal See this section in the legal Encyclopedia for more information. Crown Court See this section in the legal Encyclopedia for more […]

  • Double Costs Practice

    English Law: Double Costs Practice in the Past According to the English law, when double costs are given by the statute, the term is not to be understood, according to its literal import, twice the amount of single costs, but in such case the costs are therefore, calculated. 1. There is […]

  • Double Costs Practice

    English Law: Double Costs Practice in the Past According to the English law, when double costs are given by the statute, the term is not to be understood, according to its literal import, twice the amount of single costs, but in such case the costs are therefore, calculated. 1. There is […]

  • Ecclesiastical Law

    Definition of Ecclesiastical Law In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Ecclesiastical Law : (canon law, ecclesiastical law) Church law, such as the Roman Catholic Code of Canon Law and, in England, the law of the Church of England. Unless subsequently […]

  • Exchequer Division

    The Exchequer Division Name The Exchequer Division is the standarized name of one of the UK Historic Courts (see the entries in this legal Encyclopedia about court rules and procedural law for more information on some aspects of the Exchequer Division in the UK court legal history).

  • Extent In Chief

    English Law: Extent in Chief in the Past An execution issuing out of the exchequer at the suit ‘of the crown. It is a mere “fiscal writ. See. West on Extents; 2 Tidd. Index. Developments When land was extended at a valuation too low, there was no remedy at common law but to pay the…

  • Ethnicity

    The State and Governance From Above and Below, Ethnicity and the Nation State Kevin Stenson, from the London Metropolitan Universityand University of Kent, made a contribution to the 2012 Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology, in the category “Criminological Theory, Research […]

  • Ethnicity

    The State and Governance From Above and Below, Ethnicity and the Nation State Kevin Stenson, from the London Metropolitan Universityand University of Kent, made a contribution to the 2012 Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology, in the category “Criminological Theory, Research […]

  • Employment Tribunal

    Definition of Employment Tribunal In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Employment Tribunal : (ET) Any of the bodies established under the employment protection legislation, consolidated by the Employment (formerly Industrial) Tribunals Act 1996, to hear and […]

  • Employment Tribunal

    Definition of Employment Tribunal In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Employment Tribunal : (ET) Any of the bodies established under the employment protection legislation, consolidated by the Employment (formerly Industrial) Tribunals Act 1996, to hear and […]

  • East Greenwich

    Concept of East Greenwich Traditional meaning of east greenwich [1] in the English common law history: A royal manor in Kent; mentioned in grants by the King as descriptive of the tenure of free socage. [rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”] Resources Notes and References Based on A concise law […]

  • Escheat

    History of Escheat Escheat, it has been said, “signifies the return of an estate to a lord, either on failure of issue from the tenant or upon account of such tenant’s felony.” (R. Thomson, Magna Charta, p. 236). This lucid description conveys a good general conception of escheat; but it […]

  • Escheat

    History of Escheat Escheat, it has been said, “signifies the return of an estate to a lord, either on failure of issue from the tenant or upon account of such tenant’s felony.” (R. Thomson, Magna Charta, p. 236). This lucid description conveys a good general conception of escheat; but it […]