High Court of Justice of the Irish Free State

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The High Court of Justice of the Irish Free State was the superior court responsible for major civil and criminal cases in the Irish Free State following its establishment in the early 1920s.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf court ⓘ
court of record ⓘ
superior court ⓘ
appliesLaw common law ⓘ
equity ⓘ
law of the Irish Free State ⓘ
capitalSeat Dublin ⓘ
country Irish Free State ⓘ
establishedBy Courts of Justice Act 1924 ⓘ
establishedInPeriod early 1920s ⓘ
follows High Court of Justice in Ireland ⓘ
function appellate court from lower courts ⓘ
court of first instance for serious matters ⓘ
governmentBranch judicial branch of the Irish Free State ⓘ
handles admiralty cases ⓘ
equitable remedies ⓘ
family law matters ⓘ
high-value civil claims ⓘ
probate matters ⓘ
serious criminal offences ⓘ
hasDivision Admiralty jurisdiction ⓘ
Chancery Division ⓘ
King's Bench Division ⓘ
Matrimonial causes jurisdiction ⓘ
Probate Division ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver appeals from lower courts ⓘ
major civil cases ⓘ
major criminal cases ⓘ
hasPower interpretation of the Constitution of the Irish Free State ⓘ
judicial review of administrative action ⓘ
hearsAppealsFrom Circuit Court of the Irish Free State ⓘ
District Court of the Irish Free State ⓘ
hearsCases with a divisional court of multiple judges ⓘ
with a single judge ⓘ
higherCourt Supreme Court of the Irish Free State ⓘ
jurisdiction Irish Free State ⓘ
languageOfRecord English ⓘ
legalBasis Courts of Justice Act 1924 ⓘ
legalSystem common law legal system ⓘ
locatedIn Dublin ⓘ
partOf courts system of the Irish Free State ⓘ
reorganizedFrom pre-independence Irish court system ⓘ
replaced High Court of Justice in Ireland ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ
subordinateTo Supreme Court of the Irish Free State ⓘ
successor High Court (Ireland) ⓘ
timePeriod 20th century ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Constitution of the Irish Free State → establishedJudiciary → High Court of Justice of the Irish Free State ⓘ
Supreme Court of the Irish Free State → hasJurisdictionOver → High Court of the Irish Free State (as appellate court) ⓘ
linked to: High Court of Justice of the Irish Free State
Supreme Court of the Irish Free State → appealsFrom → High Court of Justice of the Irish Free State ⓘ
High Court of Justice of the Irish Free State → follows → High Court of Justice in Ireland ⓘ
linked to: High Court of Justice of the Irish Free State
High Court of Justice of the Irish Free State → replaced → High Court of Justice in Ireland ⓘ
linked to: High Court of Justice of the Irish Free State
High Court of Ireland → predecessor → High Court of Justice in Ireland ⓘ
linked to: High Court of Justice of the Irish Free State
Courts of Justice Act 1924 → establishedCourt → High Court of Justice in the Irish Free State ⓘ
linked to: High Court of Justice of the Irish Free State
Courts of Justice Act 1924 → abolishedCourt → High Court of Justice in Ireland (pre‑1922) as constituted under the Judicature Acts ⓘ
linked to: High Court of Justice of the Irish Free State
High Court (Ireland) → replaced → High Court of Justice in Southern Ireland ⓘ
linked to: High Court of Justice of the Irish Free State
High Court (Ireland) → replaced → High Court of Justice in Ireland (pre-1922) in its jurisdiction over the territory of the Irish Free State ⓘ
linked to: High Court of Justice of the Irish Free State