UK Law

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  • Oliver Cromwell

    Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) is the most interesting figure in seventeenth-century England. Belonging by birth to the class of country gentlemen, his first appearance in public life was in the Parliament of 1628 as a pleader for the liberty of Puritan preaching. When the Long Parliament met in […]

  • Patent System

    History of the Patent System in England The following information about Patents, and the Patent System. is from the Cyclopaedia of Political Science, Political Economy, and the Political History of the United States by the Best American and European Writers (1899). The origin of the patent […]

  • Change of Power

    Change of Power in the English System History One of the most difficult problems of government is how to provide for the devolution of political power, and perhaps no other question is so generally and justly applied as the test of a working constitution. If the transmission works smoothly, […]

  • Citations

    Citation Of British Cases Generally speaking, the form of citation for British cases is the same as that for Canadian cases. You should follow the rules set down in Rule 4.15 of the McGill Guide (4th ed.) for citing British cases, keeping the following points in mind: When giving the […]

  • Secondary Sources

    British Secondary Legal Resources Textbooks A good starting point for legal research can be UTCat, the library catalog, for references to textbooks on your topic. Do a keyword search to identify titles of textbooks on your topic. If you find a title on point, check the table of contents or […]

  • Richard Pynson

    Richard Pynson had been involved in the publication of Year Books. He had, as King’s Printer, a monopoly for the printing of statutes. Beale listed 139 editions by Pynson, including 92 year books. Pynson succeeded William Faques (d. 1508) as King’s Printer. According to the book English […]

  • Lord Chancellor

    Note: For information about Chancellor in general, click here. The Lord Chancellor is the minister responsible to Parliament for courts, tribunals and the justice system. He has a statutory duty to uphold the continued independence of the judiciary. His statutory responsibilities include […]

  • Parliamentary Privilege

    Parliamentary privilege Meaning, as used in the UK Parliament Parliamentary privilege grants certain legal immunities for Members of both Houses to allow them to perform their duties without interference from outside of the House. Parliamentary privilege includes freedom of speech and the […]

  • County Council

    Definition of County Council In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of County Council : A *local authority whose area is a *county. A county council has certain exclusive responsibilities (e.g. education, fire services, highways, and refuse disposal) and […]

  • Wound

    Wound in Legal Medicine In general medical terms, a ‘wound’ is considered to be damage to bodily tissues, and a layman would probably think of an ‘injury’ as being a wound that has been caused by something other than an instrument. However, the situation becomes unclear in medico-legal […]

  • Robert Redman

    Robert Redman had been involved in the publication of Year Books. He was a King’s Printer. In Old Printed Editions of the Year Books of the Reign of King Edward III Year 1354-1355 ; Redman (Date of Publication: 1535? ) Year 1355-1356 ; Redman (Date of Publication: 1535? ) Year […]

  • Thomas Berthelet

    Berthelet had been involved in the publication of Year Books, but this came to an end in 1532. he had, as King’s Printer, a monopoly for the printing of statutes. In Old Printed Editions of the Year Books of the Reign of King Edward III Year 1346-1347 ; Berthelet (Date of Publication: […]

  • Curia Regis

    Curia Regis, or King’s Council or Aula Regis was a term used in England from the time of the Norman Conquest to about the end of the 13th century to describe -according to the entry Curia Regis of the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.)- a council and a court of justice, the composition and […]

  • Vulgate Edition

    In Old Printed Editions of the Year Books of the Reign of King Edward III Year 1326-1327 ; Vulgate (Date of Publication: 1679 ) Year 1327-1328 ; Vulgate (Date of Publication: 1679 ) Year 1328-1329 ; Vulgate (Date of Publication: 1679 ) Year 1329-13230 ; Vulgate (Date of […]

  • Cabinet

    Definition of Cabinet In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Cabinet : A body of *ministers (normally about 20) consisting mostly of heads of chief government departments but also including some ministers with few or no departmental responsibilities; it […]